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Investment complexity on the rise for UHNW clients

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
A more complex investment philosophy and the need for client-driven integration are topping trends in successfully servicing UHNW clients, according to Credit Suisse. Recently named best private bank in Australia by Asian Private Banker, Credit Suisse ...

OnePath changes in wake of UBS INGIM purchase

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
OnePath has appointed new investment managers and renamed a number of its investment and diversified investment funds. The UBS purchase of ING Investment Management (INGIM) last year means the ING IM name can no longer be used after March 2012. Former ...

Triple engagement but 17 firms get first strike

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
In the first AGM season since its introduction, 17 companies have received their first strike under the two-strike rule but a new AMP report finds that company engagement has tripled. Last year the controversial two-strikes rule was introduced on July ...

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Were it not for the Australian suspense thrilla currently showing at theatres near us, it would have been another 'ho-hum' moment in terms of headlines and financial market performance. No Virginia, I refused to be drawn into the whys and the wherefores ...

Mortgage Choice to launch planning business

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Mortgage Choice will launch its own financial planning business during the next financial year as part of its own diversification strategy. Currently a large independently-operated mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice Limited, announced during its interim ...

AREIT-ASX correlation doubles post GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Listed property returns have doubled their correlation with share market returns post GFC, reinforcing concerns AREITs continue to be wedged between the stock market and the strongly performing unlisted property sector, reveals new research from Rainmaker. ...

Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Australian superannuation fund inflows into private equity have remained constant despite fears of a lag in interest, with Asian investors also investing in this space, according to speakers at a BNP Paribas event this week. Dr Katherine Woodthorpe ...

ASIC releases hedge funds guidance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
ASIC has released new disclosure benchmarks and principles for hedge funds in its consultation draft regulatory guidance with the intent to improve investor risk awareness. Consultation Paper 174 Hedge Funds: Improving disclosure - Further Consultation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
The Australian share market opened softer on Wednesday as the markets responded to news of Greece's latest bail-out package. On Tuesday, 17 nations in the euro zone approved a new 130 billion euro ($A161 billion) rescue package to help Greece escape ...

IOOF "resilient" results boosts FUA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
IOOF Holdings has recorded $46.1 million statutory profit for the six months to Dec 31, a period when its adviser base expanded by 270 and added $6.8 billion to its funds under advice, in results the group called resilient. For the six months to Dec ...