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Guy Strapp to be replaced at BT

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
Guy Strapp will be replaced as general manager and chief investment officer of BT Financial Group after resigning from the group. Strapp, who has resigned to pursue a new challenge next year, will be replaced by Dirk Morris who has experience working ...

Contrarian managers make a comeback

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
Active managers are falling behind their contrarian counterparts after Australian share managers turned in their worst quarterly performance since 1990, according to Intech Investment Consulting. Intech senior investment analyst, Fraser Murray, said ...

Slow tech roll-outs putting off tech-savvy Gen Y

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
A workplace planning and culture specialist has found that the slow implementation of new communications technologies by financial services providers is impeding staff performance and damaging employee attraction and retention, particularly for tech-savvy ...

Compare the home loan: Members Equity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
Building on the high profile 'compare the pair' industry funds advertising campaign, Members Equity Bank (ME) has kicked off its own campaign asking TV viewers to compare ME home loans with those from the four major banks. Tony Beck, ME executive manager ...

SSgA launches global index fund with value bias

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has announced the launch of a new global passive fund that combines some of the core qualities of value investing with the benefits of passive index style investment management. The SSgA Wealth Weighted Global Equities ...

Navigator Research re-brands to Aviva Research

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
Navigator Research will begin operating under the Aviva Research banner effective immediately. Stuart Fechner, Aviva Research manager, said the change of name was in recognition of the growing brand awareness of Aviva in the Australian market. It is ...

There will be mistakes: eG Capital

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
With the Australian private equity sector continuing to attract investor attention and funds, Emerging Growth Capital Investors (eG Capital) has cautioned that mistakes in the sector are inevitable and choosing the right investment manager is crucial. ...

Zurich appoints Denning Pryce to manage new income fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced the appointment of a specialist derivatives manager for its new income fund. Denning Pryce, a Sydney based boutique manager specializing in listed equity and derivatives based funds management, has been ...

China growth an uneven story: Keating

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating told SIBOS attendees yesterday that China is a "very mixed place in terms of prosperity and opportunity" and dispelled some easy truths about doing business in a region going through an unprecedented growth spurt. ...

Hands off our turf: Westpac