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MLC appoints head of client succession

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
MLC has named Malcolm Arnold as the new head of client succession of its Advice & Marketing division. In his new role, Arnold will assume responsibility for MLC's key Connect 4 Growth program. Arnold has a longstanding association with NAB and has worked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street finished higher on optimism the US and European central banks may act to stimulate their respective economies. At 0751 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Tyndall seeks opportunity in loan market restructure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Super funds should seize the opportunity to become a pool of capital sitting alongside banks in the private debt market, according to Tyndall AM. Tim Martin, Tyndall's head of alternative assets said the re-development of loan markets is a global theme ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Australian shares opened stronger, buoyed by overnight leads and hopes the European Central Bank will take action soon to relieve the euro zone debt crisis. At 1015 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.6 points, or 0.15 per cent ...

APA gets HDF books

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
APA group will have access to Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund's books, after it made a proposal to increase its offer for the fund. Energy infrastructure investor Hastings is subject to two takeover offers: a cash-and-scrip offer from APA Group ...

Retirement income the big challenge

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
Australia has achieved a world-class superannuation savings scheme, but retirement income remains a significant challenge, according to one manager. Alan McFarlane, chief executive officer at Edinburgh-based Dundas Global Investors said the Australian ...

No roadblocks to success: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
Mathias Cormann, Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, came out swinging yesterday, accusing the Federal government of implementing "chaotic and unpredictable" regulations. Cormann swore a "blood oath ...

Alternatives need new thinking: QIC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
Too many investors have been trying to "have their cake and eat it too" by attempting to use alternatives to chase higher returns and gain diversification in down markets, according to one manager. "The more you're going for those juicy returns, the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
The Australian share market is flat with cautious investors waiting to see how the European Central Bank (ECB) will spur euro zone economic growth. At 1045 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.1 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,264.9 ...

Vision for the future

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Financial services minister Bill Shorten said that by 2017, the industry will be unrecognisable, predicting the age of commission-free super and greater convergence of retail and industry super funds. The minister said that within five years, the transition ...