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Man fund boosts alpha through bonds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... the investors a decent return. "Opportunistically, we think the timing is particularly good because you need to preserve wealth to be able to generate wealth again when the market turns better," said Alder. John Morrison, chief executive of Man Investments ...

Super funds commit 6pc to private equity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... last survey in the wake of the sub-prime crisis. There's also growing competition from another market segment. "Sovereign wealth funds are a friend and an enemy. On one side they are a source for funding, but they're also an enemy because they're a competitor ...

Browne & Co joins Securitor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
... financial planning division, BEX, can access the dealer group's business development program, Business Torque and Asgard Wealth Solutions financial planning platform, AdviserNETgain. "Having outsourced our financial planning for a number of years, we ...

Raising stakes in charity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... and strategy advice pro bono from industry veterans including Frank Macindoe, Goldman Sachs JBWere's director of private wealth; Robert Keavney, Centric Wealth Advisers chief investment officer; and Doug McTaggart, QIC chief executive. Also providing ...

Tax offsets for fin advice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... cost of financial advice if they are serious about increasing Australians' access to these services, according to Mercer Wealth Solutions. Mercer's financial advice leader Scott Walters called the tax offset a "logical step" in the evolution of Australia's ...

Markets down, national happiness in positive territory

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... earlier this week by former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer. The report however presents some challenges, especially to the wealth management industry. "Happiness generally increases proportionally with income, but only up to a household income of ...

Asgard names head of investment sourcing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
Asgard Wealth Solutions has promoted Marnie McLaren to head of investment sourcing to develop fund manager relationships across the firm's wealth management division. Prior to joining Asgard Wealth Solutions (Asgard) in 2002, McLaren worked in London ...

US Fed back in the lead

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... being contained, while the USD should start to recover into 2009. How long it takes for housing-lead confidence and the wealth effect to recover is the big unknown however. Regardless, the outlook for international investing just stepped up a notch.

Longevity puts focus on trauma insurance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... 20 per cent of the costs, said Jennifer Cullen, chief executive of the Brain Injury Association of Queensland. For the wealth management industry this can present a real challenge. "Most planners have no trouble talking about death and income protection ...

AMP easywrite eases insurance pain

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
... disclosures. The service includes both personal and superannuation insurance. According to Ken Lockery, AMP director of personal wealth protection, easywrite reduced the application time because the customer was only required to answer questions relevant ...