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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 vaulted to new records following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's pledge to maintain the central bank's easy-money policy for the foreseeable future. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... purchases would be merited. LONDON - European stock markets fell while the euro recovered against the US dollar, as traders' focus fell on Italy after a credit rating downgrade. Weak Chinese trade data added to concerns about economic growth, traders ...

Former Deutsche AM CEO joins Brookvine

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Former chief executive of Deutsche Asset Management Stephen O'Brien has been made executive director at advisory and marketing firm Brookvine. O'Brien was at Deutsche for five years. Before that he worked at Schroders and at Tyndall Investment Management. ...

TAL centralises customer service

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... consolidating our service platforms and operations from across existing business divisions," Coates said. "This will bring focus, efficiency and greater responsiveness to all parts of our business," she added.

PIMCO expands Aussie portfolio management team

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... PIMCO head of Asia-Pacific Credit Portfolio Management and head of Portfolio Management in Australia Rob Mead. Thakur will focus on trading and supporting portfolio managers in Sydney and throughout PIMCO's global network in the management of Australian ...

AdviserEdge Melbourne kicks off on 14 July

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... Social Adviser said. Day 1 will equip you with the building blocks you need to develop your social strategy, day 2 will focus on the key tools every adviser needs to master (such as email, your website and video) and day 3 uncovers the most effective ...

Bennelong FM consolidates presence in QLD

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... Distribution for Queensland. Jodie Saw has been appointed Bennelong's director of Distribution in Queensland and she will focus on growing the group's retail footprint throughout Queensland and provide a robust platform to support growth in Bennelong's ...

Former Hyperion boss Dr Manny Pohl launches mid cap fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... growth style mid cap equity fund via his new venture, ES Pohl & Co. The EC Pohl & CO Mid Market Opportunities fund will focus on stocks outside the ASX top 50 and will also allow for up to 40% of its funds under management to be invested in unlisted ...

Fossil fuel companies to be rendered 'worthless': IMPAX

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Investments in companies focused on fossil fuels could be rendered 'worthless' in the face of falling demand and tighter global regulation on carbon dioxide emissions, according to IMPAX Asset Management, which said new research shows that exposure ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... low, the attractiveness of other income producing assets have increased. A number of other asset managers have turned their focus on similar multi-asset portfolios, most notably Russell Investments and Aberdeen Asset Management. "We were one of the first ...