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BT ramps up SMSF offering

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
BT is keeping an eye on the growing SMSF sector, improving BT Wrap to include more SMSF-centric functionalities. Craig Lawrenson, national manager BT Wrap Product and Strategy, said the growth of SMSFs present an enormous opportunity for the financial ...

Consultants back super communication

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
Asset consultants are doubling their efforts to provide education material to super fund members, as funds ramp up their commitment to allay members' worries in a post GFC world, said an industry expert. Paul Ireland, general manager of MLC Implemented ...

PM Capital readies for recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
While many fund managers have been busy shedding staff, PM Capital has done the opposite, beefing up the group's senior ranks ahead of investors redeploying capital back into equities. The fund manager appointed former MMC Asset Management executive ...

CMC appoints head of wholesale

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
CMC Markets has appointed former MF Global executive Jamie Clinnick to the new role of head of wholesale. Clinnick will be responsible for targeting mid to large size financial institutions that are looking to add online broking and Contracts for Difference ...

Lachlan teams up with Investstone

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
Macquarie-backed Lachlan Partners has merged with boutique planning firm Investstone Wealth Management - ramping up the group's offering in Melbourne and establishing a presence in Brisbane for the first time. This follows Lachlan Partners' move into ...

HOSTPLUS recruits tourism expert

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
HOSTPLUS is ramping up its presence in North Queensland following the appointment of Stephen Olle, director and the current chairman of Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) as its manager of strategic partnerships in the region. The appointment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as Wall Street ended flat amid weaker sentiment and profit-taking. At 0753 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 10 points lower at 4421. In economic ...

DST opens China website

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
DST Global Solutions is ramping up its push into China by releasing a website dedicated to the country's clients. The website include information about the company in English in Chinese. The company already has seven offices in five Asia Pacific countries ...

Challenger to ramp up life and funds mgmt after mortgage sale

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
Challenger Financial Services said it intends to focus its resources on its life and funds management businesses following the sale of its mortgage management division to NAB for $385 million. This morning NAB and Challenger confirmed newspaper reports ...

AXA ramps up million-dollar insurance strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
AXA Australia's multi-million dollar investment in its financial protection business appears to be paying off with new business rising 23 per cent to $58 million and the firm now ranked in the top four across product, new business and underwriting categories. ...