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Zurich's restructure sees 11 depart

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
Zurich's new three-year strategy focused on growth in the risk and investments business has seen 11 roles cut and five added as the financial services provider shifts its focus to the institutional and dealer group level. Chief executive of the Life ...

Sluggish growth the new norm: Janus

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Once the high volatility experienced within the spread declines over the next six to 12 months, slower earnings growth will emerge as Australia's 'new norm', according to Carmel Wellso, portfolio manager with Janus Capital Group. In Australia to address ...

Lifecycle discussion needs context: Milliman

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The increased discussion of lifecycle products in a MySuper context needs to take into account lessons from overseas failures, including target date funds in the US, according to one consultant. Wade Matterson, practice leader at Milliman said the whole ...

Income-seeking investors returning to secured credit

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
According to international investment manager Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle), the positive performance of this asset class is causing some institutional investors to allocate between 5% and 50% to secured credit. Steven Fleming from the investment ...

Hastings securities in trading halt as PPA ups offer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Hastings securities have been placed in a trading halt ahead of this morning's announcement by Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA) that it has upped its all-cash offer price for Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund (HDF). PPA had until midnight (AEST) ...

Vision Super chief steps down

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... obligations, which is being funded by municipal councils in Victoria was not likely to be an impediment to any future tie-ups. "Even with Equipsuper that issue was on the table and essentially the old LASF [Local Authority Superannuation Fund] was going ...

APA ups HDF offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund after it was granted due-diligence access to the fund's books earlier this week. This ups the ante on the battle for the infrastructure fund, which is also subject to takeover bid from Pipeline Partners Australia (PPA). ...

Structured products right for the risk-aware

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
For risk- savvy investors structured products can take advantage of market upturns, while protecting the portfolio as a whole. This is despite the declining appetite for structured products, said George Lucas, managing director, Instreet. "It's not ...

Playing with a loaded dice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
It's another one of those days - those days of rumours and gossips and whispers. And oh, digging around for reasons on why the glass is half empty. It was risk on after cyberspace got wind of ECB council member Ewald Nowotny telling Bloomberg that the ...

BT hones tech for advice scale

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... coaching or planning to an end client and the virtual financial planning network where we provide advice through video hook-ups is an important part of that," he said. Growing business among high net worth clients was a key motivator behind the launch ...