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Legal risks pose social media stumbling blocks

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... understanding just what this social media is and what it can do for them. She said that endgame communications did their own research and found only some of the top ten fund managers and industry superannuation funds had social media presence, and they ...

Retirement specialist joins ING from BT

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... variety of initiatives, including the product development of BT wrap and BT super for life, as well as head of product & research for Westpac financial planning. A spokesperson for ING said the appointment shows the company's commitment to developing ...

Market Wrap - Midmorning

MARKET WRAP - MIDDAY  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... $126.7 million for the 12 months to June 30, compared with the prior year loss of $150.3 million. MORE tsc/pe IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said the local market had opened weaker on the back of the sell-off in the US, with most damage in the ...

Investors call planners to charge performance-based fees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
Performance-based fees have traditionally been the domain of fund managers - but research shows a growing number of investors are urging financial planners to start adopting this fee structure. Mark Johnston, principal of research firm Investment Trends ...

H3 Global 'highly recommended': Zenith

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... and the returns since November 2005 are compelling against its global peers," said Daniel Liptak, head of alternative research. "Adding a strong risk management function leads us to decide the H3 Global Strategies Fund should form part of a defensive ...

Big four banks have Gen Y appeal: study

NEW RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... "Generation Y" prefer the "big four" banks for their savings and transaction accounts, a new study found. According new research by Datamonitor, 74.2 per cent of consumers from the "Generation Y" age bracket (those aged between 18-30) prefer the big ...

China consumer research expert joins 8IP

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... set up by Kerry Series, the former head of Asia Pacific equities at AMP Capital, has hired the head of China consumer research at Macquarie Securities HK as analyst. Jessie Qian will start with the team in mid September, working out of 8IP's new Hong ...

UBS head of credit research joins QIC

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
QIC has appointed former UBS Global Asset Management head of credit research, Asia Pacific, Philip Miall, as head of investment grade credit in the firm's global fixed interest boutique. Miall will undertake investment grade credit research and analysis ...

ISS co-founder leaves proxy advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... of our Australian business and he will be greatly missed," said Steve Harvey, head of ISS. The Australian governance research team will continue to be led by Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal, with Alyssa Thai taking on increased client responsibility. ...

REST Super taps Asia directly

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... Super is not the first industry super fund seeking to tap Asia's growth directly or send executives overseas to do ground research on the region's growth and opportunities. Late last year, Sam Sicilia, chief investment officer of the $6.9 billion HOSTPLUS ...