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NAB establishes new boutique incubator

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
National Australia Bank Group has established a new boutique incubator division, nabInvest, to help expand the company's presence in the boutique space. Garry Mulcahy, who returned from the UK for the position, will be the new division's chief executive. ...

Global competition drives local investor services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
Australia's dynamic investment market is forcing investor services groups to innovate quickly to meet rising expectations from clients who are now used to buying services globally, said Laurence Bailey, chief executive of JPMorgan Worldwide Securities ...

BT Financial and Westpac launch all-in-one super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
A month after BT Financial Group chief executive Rob Coombe challenged the industry to find better ways to engage the public on the retirement savings debate, the group and Westpac have introduced sweeping changes to the way BT provides superannuation-related ...

MLC reduces SOA burden

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
It's not quite wafer thin but MLC has reduced its Statement of Advice (SoA) templates by more than two-thirds shortly after the introduction of the 'Incorporation by Reference' legislation. The new law, which was introduced three months ago, mandated ...

ME quadruples fixed income FUM

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
Members Equity Bank has quadrupled its fixed income product funds under management (FUM) in the last four years, according to financial information manager Tom Bekiaris. The fund, which forms part of the various industry funds' fixed income allocations ...

Macq DDR chief executive resigns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
Macquarie DDR Management chief executive Nick Ridgewell has resigned, effective November 9. Ridgewell will take a position as head of Asian property at Morley in Singapore. Simon Jones, co-head of Macquarie Real Estate Capital, has been appointed acting ...

Integrity opens to retail

Integrity, a boutique fund set up by former UBS Australian equities head Paul Fiani, hits the ground running with $400 million in institutional money already invested and a new retail fund launched last week. The Integrity Australian Share fund, loosely ...

Skandia appoints new tech services head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
Skandia has appointed former Perpetual executive Damian Hearn as technical services manager. Hearn was previously technical services manager for Perpetual Private Clients, a role he held since 2004. He also spent time working at Asgard Wealth Solutions ...

Macq bank splits to grow

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
A majority 99.5 per cent of shareholders has approved Macquarie Bank's split into a banking and non-banking group, a move that mirrors a similar step made by investment banks in the US. The banking group will include funds management, real estate, treasury ...

SSgA launches Global Total Equity Returns in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
Harnessing investor appetite for products focusing on risk management, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is launching their Global Equity Total Return product into the Australian market. Arlene Rockefeller, CFA and senior managing director of global ...