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Former RetireInvest MD moves to Centric Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... Financial Planning & AON Wealth Management. Recently, Dunger acted as a consultant at AMP for its newly-established Financial Centre. Dunger will report directly to Centric Wealth's chief executive John McMurdo who said Dunger was an ideal fit for Centric ...

The changing face of super: State Street

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... Overall, Australia's super system is expected to retain its primary role in boosting the country's status as a key financial centre in the Asia Pacific region. Critical to the equation will be financial planners, who will need to position themselves ...

Fin centre plans hang in the balance: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... appropriately managed through best practice regulation," said Bowen. Despite the push to promote Australia as a financial centre, especially by the FSC, the Opposition has announced that, if elected, it would scrap the proposal. "The Coalition has described ...

APRA proposals could deter overseas firms: AXA

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... hub. Speaking at the American Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Penn said Australia is attractive as a regional financial centre, however it must have the right regulatory and fiscal environment to stay that way. He said a number of regulatory proposals ...

Omega hires Vanguard exec

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
Specialist fixed income manager Omega Global Investors has appointed former Vanguard executive Shan Kwee as portfolio manager. Kwee will be responsible for portfolio construction and management, system design and development, attribution analysis, risk ...

ING Aus opens Wollongong hub, to hire 600 staff

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... regional centre of Wollongong expanding into knowledge-based industries through its university, and now into a financial centre through this ING project, is a great opportunity for an area known for its industrial and port heritage. Harry Stout, ING ...

Johnson Report maps out new world order

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... come up with a host of recommendations that could transform the local wealth management industry. The Australian Financial Centre Forum's report on Australia as a Financial Centre, also called the Johnson Report, was commissioned in September 2008 and ...

Gulf wealth to engulf stockmarkets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... trillion - worth more than all the stockmarkets in the world combined. The figure is from the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA), which this month released a study telling investors that the size of the GCC's commodity-driven wealth ...

D'Aloisio nominated Joint Forum chair

COMPANY RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... Services Association (IFSA), said this justifies the government's focus on developing Australia into a global financial centre. "IFSA stands ready to support the necessary reforms required to continue Australia's ascendancy and therefore eagerly awaits ...

Dubai to swoop in bad market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... Arab Emirates' position as an economic and investment hub. Speaking at the Financial Times /Dubai International Financial Centre World Financial Centre Summit, Omar Bin Sulaiman, Dubai International Financial Sector governor, said the countries strong ...