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Industry and retail fund bickering needs to stop: Planners

The consensus among planners who attended the van Eyk conference in Sydney this week was clear: industry and retail funds need to stop bickering and instead serve consumers as a homogeneous front. On the same day that IFSA released research revealing ...

AWM and Select form $22bn merger

Australian Wealth Management Limited (AWM) and Select Managed Funds Limited (Select) will merge, after their boards and major shareholders waved the proposal through yesterday. The merged group, with funds under administration, management and advice ...

Principal flags new chief as West goes East

It's a busy time for diversified asset manager Principal Global Investors as it appoints a new CEO in Australia, a new managing director in East Asia and launches a global equities division. Kirk West, currently the CEO of the Australian arm, will take ...

Dealer rooms go virtual through VoIP

The push for better security and disaster recovery management procedures for fund managers and traders have pushed them to develop virtual solutions. Anne Llewelyn, Marketing Director, Asia Pacific, IPC Information Systems, who visited Australia recently ...

Index for the smart, hedge for the stupid

LA-based investment theory and practice guru Rex Sinquefield entertained, enlightened and provoked the audience at the FPA conference last week when he questioned returns made by hedge funds and called those who invest in them "stupid". "Many people ...

Industry funds hit back at FPA ad campaign

Industry Funds have been stung by claims they don't offer advice and have come out fighting against the new Financial Planning Association (FPA) advertising campaign. A statement released by Garry Weaven, Executive Chair of Industry Funds Services says ...

Zurich sends team to help US hurricane victims

Zurich Financial Services Australia is sending a local team across the Atlantic to help deal with claims related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The four men taking on the month long commitment are Charles Foley and Neville Norman from Brisbane and ...

AUFP grows its network

Australian Unity Financial Planning (AUFP) has expanded its network with three new Victorian practices located in South Melbourne, Frankston and Bendigo. All three practices have been established and will be run by financial services professionals with ...

Investorweb expands research team

IWL Limited's research division, InvestorWeb has expanded its research capability appointing Tim Schroeders as general manager of independent research and Angela Ashton in the newly created role as manager for alternative investment research. Schroeders ...

Macquarie Office completes takeover of Principal America Office

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
Macquarie Office Trust (MOF) today announced its $850 million friendly takeover of Principal America Office Trust was virtually complete, with Macquarie to compulsorily acquire the remaining units it needs. Macquarie Office Management (MOML), the responsible ...