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MPW appoints state managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed Tom Lawton and Jamie Melville as state managers of Queensland and Victoria respectively. Lawton joins MPW from Professional Investment Services, where he held various senior management roles and was most recently ...

Super has no competition, no innovation: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... he said, the concept of commissions being seen as advice-related payments is only a recent public policy response by the wealth management sector to lobbying from not-for-profit funds and other interest groups. This raises speculation as to how wealth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... share price index futures contract was 60 points higher at 4,663 points on volume of 16,450 contracts. Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said the local market was performing strongly for the first day of the month. "We had a weak lead from ...

IFSA and Deloitte launch Future Leaders award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... executives to submit ideas on how to solve some of Australia's toughest economic issues. Sarah Woodhouse, leader of the wealth management practice at Deloitte, said the award offered an opportunity for those under the age of 30 to develop ideas and discuss ...

Fund managers to tap gov't capital

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... market. "Having a domestic venture capital market helps Australian start up and high growth companies grow and generate wealth and new sources of employment to benefit industry and the economy," Senator Carr said. "Through the IIF program the Australian ...

AMP appoints key insurance personnel

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... Financial Services has appointed Marcello Bertasso as head of underwriting and Warren Page as chief underwriter in its Personal Wealth Protection team. Bertasso joins Personal Wealth Protection from CommInsure. Before this, Bertasso resided in South ...

Perpetual FUM up as flows steady

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... industry, experienced during 2008 and 2009 to get back to a net flat funds flow position for equities in the half." The Private Wealth division's funds under advice (FUA) increased significantly, rising 19 per cent to over $8 billion for the six months ...

Sanlam enters Australian market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... financial services groups, Sanlam, has entered a joint venture in Australia to form Calibre Investments, a Sydney-headquartered wealth management business. Sanlam's private client arm has entered the JV. Calibre Investments is a partnership between Sanlam ...

Wheels rolling away from commission

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... commission). And responding to industry feedback, the fund will also be available direct to the public and online. AMP director wealth management products, Andrew Hobern, said the revamped AMP Growth Bond targets investors looking for a simple but effective ...

Women on top of SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... women are still falling behind due to interrupted work periods and the gender salary gap. The 24th AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report note that the savings of women aged 65 and retired is $81,000 - much lower than the average man's balance of $107,5 ...