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Big changes on way for pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... asset managers is seeing some very complex hybrid organisations emerge, noted the report. For example, the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board in the past five years has built up an internal investment team to 400 people spanning public markets, private ...

AllianceBernstein hires Australia retail sales manager

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
AllianceBernstein has appointed a national retail sales manager in Australia to support the growth of its retail channel. Ben Moore will be responsible to drive AllianceBernstein's retail sales strategy as the company continues to expand its offering ...

Slides can be fun too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
Brent oil up 4.0% to US$72.94 a barrel; WTI oil up 4.9% to US$69.36 a barrel. Is this it? Have we reached bottom oil? Is this the sliding slippery stuff's equilibrium price? Or just a dead feline bounce? As Bob Dylan would sing to you, "the answer my ...

Market wrap PM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The share market is weaker as another fall in oil prices hits energy stocks. The Brent price of crude oil has touched a fresh four-and-a-half year low after OPEC nations shied away from cutting production to deal with a global oversupply. "The price ...

New Vanguard modelling tool picks global equities to win

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
A newly launched simulation and forecasting engine developed by Vanguard has tipped global equities as the most likely asset class to achieve a 6% to 9% annualised return over the next decade. The range is roughly the same level of return targeted by ...

Register to include qualifications, association membership

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
The government's public financial adviser register will include adviser's qualifications and professional association memberships by March 2015, Treasury has confirmed. A statement by the department confirmed that the register will also include the ...

Netwealth appoints joint managing director

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... chairman Jane Tongs said that the appointment "is an important step in ensuring there is an appropriate and clear succession plan in place for this key executive position within the group." She said that Matt Heine has "demonstrated his capability over ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened sharply lower as oil stocks were pummelled following OPEC's decision not to cut production. Oil prices have sunk to fresh four-year lows, with New York crude tumbling below $US70 after the OPEC oil cartel held ...

Brisbane adviser pleads guilty to $9 million fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
A Brisbane-based financial adviser has pleaded guilty to 54 charges involving a $9 million fraud. Thanh Quoc Tu was permanently banned from financial services in July 2014 and the charges he now faces could carry a maximum penalty of up to 12 years ...

ASIC stands up for adviser national exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
Advisers in Australia should undertake a national examination to lift industry standards, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft has told a parliamentary committee "The industry needs to get its house in order ...