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Investors lose $7m in Qld scam

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
A group of Queensland-based investors learnt the hard way why they should avoid unlicensed financial advice providers after ASIC catches another $7 million scam. She was sentenced to six months imprisonment but entered into a recognisance in the sum ...

Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
A group statement signed by 259 global investors, with collective assets totalling over US$15 trillion, calls for stronger policies to incentivise more private capital going into sustainable investments The group statement expresses concern for "risks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. European markets were clearly higher while Wall St is flat in afternoon trade. Precious metals were mixed, and oil was down. On the ASX24 at 0637 AEDT, the December share ...

Trustees call to scrap MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... said Quessy during the debate. "They will never consolidate or switch, never make demands for rollovers, they are in fact a group of people for whom illiquidity is simply not an issue. And yet, it is recommended that we design for them an investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Wall Street indices were mixed, as were precious and base metals. Oil was flat. On the ASX24 at 0730 AEDT, the December share price index contract was four points lower ...

AIA to hire 27 for customer service

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
AIA Australia is looking to recruit 27 new permanent full time personnel in the customer service area. The recruitment follows the firm's expansion plans. "Over the past two years we have experienced significant growth in business volumes," said Damien ...

BlackRock hires WA state manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
BlackRock has appointed IPS Group practice manager Shane Ingate as state manager for its Western Australia retail business. Ingate joined BlackRock from IPS Group, where he was practice manager in 2009. Before that he was senior business development ...

AIA not for sale

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
AIA group executive chairman Mark Tucker has dismissed media speculation that AIA Group's Australian operation is for sale. "I wish to make a clear statement to the Australian market and our valued partners, advisers, and customers that AIA Australia ...

CERTITUDE appoints head of distrib

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
Former Credit Suisse and MillhouseIAG executive Hector Ortiz was named new head of distribution for CERTITUDE Global Investments. Ortiz, whose role started on September 6, is responsible with the distribution of the company's key products, namely the ...

Fiduciary duty goes beyond APLs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... needs to be used in the context that fits advisers' needs. "The APLs that a private bank would have would be different to a group where all their clients may be retirees," he said. Some firms can afford to have large internal resources, while others ...