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Former Macquarie director resurfaces at Citi

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Former Macquarie Bank divisional director Alan Machet has been appointed as head of Citi's Australian cards business. At Macquarie, Machet led the direct distribution of retail financial services for the investment bank's Private Wealth division. "We ...

Mercer's new retirement fund puts emphasis on capital growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Mercer has launched a multi-manager fund designed to allow tax exempt investors of retirement age to maximise their after-tax returns. The Mercer Australian Shares Fund for Tax Exempt Investors is designed to maximise capital growth as well as dividend ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
The Australian share market is expected to extend its losses in morning trade after opeing more than one per cent lower, but should make something of a late recovery into the close. The local market is still reeling from the US Federal Reserve last ...

Hunter Hall founder targets instos and SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
Parker Asset Management has re-launched in Australia as Altair Asset Management to reflect a broadening of its business beyond family office and private wealth investment to include institutional and retail clients. Philip Parker, who co-founded Hunter ...

Shelf space battle heats up in US platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
The consolidation of platforms in the US is forcing asset managers to compete harder for shelf space, while at the same time trying to protect advisers, according to new research. Boston-based global analytics firm Cerulli Associates said while this ...

IOOF invests $75m in syndicated loan market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
IOOF multi manager, IOOF Multimix, has become one of the first non-bank participants in the syndicated loan market through its $75 million investment in the Metrics Credit Partners Diversified Australia Senior Loan Fund. Metrics Credit Partners provides ...

EQT formalises improved offer for The Trust Co

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) has formalised its improved offer to acquire The Trust Company, despite the recommendation from The Trust Company board that shareholders accept the Perpetual proposal. In a letter to The Trust Company shareholders, EQT asked them ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower following hefty falls on international markets after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank may start winding back its stimulus measure before the end of the year. At 0817 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Australian shares have opened lower after the US Federal Reserve indicated it could wind back its massive stimulus program for the world's largest economy before too long. Shortly after the beginning of trade on Thursday, the A&P/ASX200 had dumped 1.5 ...

Challenger stages lifetime annuities comeback

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
Lifetime annuities could be staging a dramatic comeback with Challenger targeting sales of $240 million in the 2013 financial year. According to figures from Plan For Life, the industry has not seen demand of that size since 2004, when the top six companies ...