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MLC CIO steps down

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
MLC Investment Management, chief investment officer Nicky Richards has resigned from her role, officially departing the firm in October. Richards joined MLC in 2010 with a mandate to lead the reinvigoration of its investment management division and ...

Cost reductions dampen IRESS result

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
Financial services systems supplier IRESS saw its first half underlying profit fall 7.4% to $27.8 million on the back of reduced activities by broker clients in response to low transactions levels. Due to tough global trading conditions for clients ...

SSgA names wholesale vice president

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has named Amy Johnston as vice president of wholesale sales, to lead its expansion into the Australian wholesale channel. Johnston joins from Goldman Sachs Asset Management where she held the role as a national accounts ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened broadly flat following mixed leads from US and European markets overnight. At 1015 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.8 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,379.6 points and the broader All ...

Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Political forces are exerting a much greater influence in market movement, according to AMP Capital. "Investing in shares is increasingly perceived to be risky and fruitless," said Nader Naeimi, head of dynamic asset allocation at AMP Capital. "The ...

BNP Paribas IP appoints head of super

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
BNP Paribas Investment Partners has appointed Angus Carson as head of superannuation and government institutions. Prior to joining, Carson held the role as an associate director of institutional sales at Ambassador Funds Management Services. He has ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Geo-political signals allude to a potential market shock in coming months, said Advance Asset Management. Global political uncertainty could to lead to a severe destablilsiation of markets as soon as the last quarter of this year, said Felix Stephen ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower, pulled back by several large companies trading ex-dividend. At 1017 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 22.5 points, or 0.51 per cent, lower at 4,347.6 points while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Lonsec urges advisers to revisit EMs

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
After a "brutal" year for emerging market investors, things might be looking up, said research house Lonsec. It has been a rocky ride for emerging market investors over the past 12 months, with "true believers in the merits of an expending emerging ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a non-descript finish on Wall Street overnight and European bourses fell after Germany and the European Central Bank dampened hopes for powerful action to fix the eurozone debt crisis. At 0759 AEST ...