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Parrish, Williamson, Chow to exit CPG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
Following the purchase of a majority holding in asset consultant CPG Research and Advisory earlier this year by Sigma Alpha International Limited (SAIL), CPG principals John Parrish, Peter Williamson and Philip Chow will be leaving the business. Simon ...

CFS replaces 452 Capital with Integrity, CFSGAM

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... options. CFS said it had taken a number of factors into account in appointing the new managers, including independent research ratings, size and resources, performance track record, fund manager capacity and investment style. "Both the Integrity and ...

China's $750bn pledge to clean tech aids sector

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... the renewable energy. Meanwhile Jordan, as recently appointed Deutsche Bank's Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) research team member, said where DWS Green Investments lead is by looking for companies that may not necessarily look attractive short-term ...

More workshops to prep for fee-for-service

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... a-plenty for those who are still mulling over their options. Seven years ago, a firm called Centrestone Wealth Advisory, did research that found only one of the 56 planning groups surveyed said that their remuneration relied totally on fees and no commissions. ...

452 Capital mandates at risk

RUTH LIEW AND JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... developments, S&P fund services has downgraded the 452 Capital suite of funds from "three stars" to "sell" with van Eyk Research also downgrading the firm's products from "BB" to "hold."

Retirees using super for lifestyle, not income streams

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... fund lifestyle needs, regardless of the industry-wide trend towards income streaming of retirement payments, reveals new research. The study investigating retirement intentions and behavior was conducted by market research firm Forethought for the Industry ...

Lite Super website pulled down

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... than the average cost of a superannuation fund. The reasoning provided behind the advent of Lite Super was St Andrew's research that stated that 72 per cent of Australians don't have a financial adviser and that 16 per cent of investors say their finances ...

Asian M&A deals to surge

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... dealmaking in the Asian markets is more complex that it was previously. Ken Yap, director and head of Cerulli's Asia-Pacific research, said in the report that Asia's growth rate is now not enough in itself to guarantee a done deal as it's now a far more ...

AMP Capital Investors expands fixed income team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... income team with two new roles, appointing Joyce Yu to the role of analyst and Tim Jarvis as analyst within the credit research and analysis team. In addition, the firm appointed Steven Hur as portfolio manager and Veronica Raic as credit analyst to ...

More planners bypass managed funds: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... However, their collective insight still gives some indication on where new money is flowing post-GFC. The Investment Trends research found that more than two thirds of all planners now advise on direct shares, and this group expect their allocation to ...