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Vanguard loses portfolio manager, retains ratings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... associate in fund services for S&P said the funds all retained their four-star rating, the second highest accorded by the research house. "Their objective is to consistently meet their index objectives and they have a long track record of doing that," ...

Zenith targets dealer groups with investment solutions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... Davis, Zenith Investment Solutions will offer adviser solutions, investment product solutions, fund manager solutions and research tools and web solutions. Zenith has been offering the services since January and, owing to increasing interest from clients ...

Du Pre-Alba jumps from ASFA to AustSuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... financial advisers and merge with Westscheme. A statement issued by AustralianSuper said Du Pre-Alba's new role will involve research, analysis and recommendations relating to the strategic implications of current and potential superannuation and other ...

AMP looks to uni for future planners

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... are trying to create pathway for people to see financial planning as their career destination." According to Rainmaker Research, in March this year there were 18,598, which is 280 down from 12 months ago. The industry's five-year growth is 2.8% pa, which ...

Rainmaker launches Market Entry Report in Monaco

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... place for the launch of this report," said Chris Page, managing director, Rainmaker Information. Alex Dunnin, director of research and editorial, prepared the report especially for investment managers looking to develop an understanding of Australia's ...

van Eyk appoints head of ratings

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Matthew Olsen has taken over as the new head of ratings at van Eyk with John O'Brien, head of research, shifting his focus towards strategic asset allocation. A former senior investment analyst at Colonial First State, Ausbil Dexia and JP Morgan, Olsen ...

AustralianSuper creates governance role

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... governance issues and its impact on investments. Gray has extensive experience in environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, policy development and integration after two decades with Goldman Sachs as head of ESG research. This is the latest ...

Property up, interest rate rises: BIS Shrapnel

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... economy that's led by business investment spending and all the employment growth and income growth that comes from it." The research firm also reportedly said it expected interest rate rises that could push mortgage rates up to 9.4 per cent by 2014. ...

Advisers missing retirement planning bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... superannuation have begun preparing for their eventual retirement, and most of those are pre-retirees anyway, reveals new research from Roy Morgan. The results are contained in the latest Roy Morgan Retirement Planning Report that was released as part ...

Time to call it quits - again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... Crisis" which also proposes a Brady bond-styled salvation. Here's the link: http://www.centerforfinancialstability.org/research/Greece_062411.pdf There's another paper I read - which seemed more viable- written by Yannis Varoufakis of the Department ...