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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street finished mixed and gains on European markets despite a key German business sentiment indicator falling to its lowest level since March 2010. At 0750 AEST on Tuesday, the September share ...

Think big on scale, ORFR: APRA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
Focus on the underlying objective, and not the minutiae of methodology. That's the message from APRA to super funds on incoming reforms. Responding to concerns raised during the consultation process and subsequent public forums, APRA's deputy chair ...

New analyst for AB Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Global investment management firm AllianceBernstein today announced the appointment of a new research analyst, James Robertson, to the AllianceBernstein Value team. He will initially cover metals, mining and chemicals. He joins AllianceBernstein from ...

Towers Watson expands equities team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Global consultant Towers Watson has expanded its Australian equities manager research team with two new hires. Nick Kelly has been appointed as an investment consultant and Matthew Conacher as an investment research analyst in the Australian equities ...

Unprecedented nominations for AFA Advisers awards

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Entries in the Association of Financial Advisers Female Excellence in Advice Award 2012 have now closed, with the number of nominations (130) up over a fifth (23%) on last year. AFA and its award sponsor, Tal said the calibre of nominees this year is ...

CFS names new executive manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The Commonwealth Bank's group executive wealth management, Annabel Spring today announced the appointment of Linda Elkins as the new executive general manager of Colonial First State. Prior to her new role, Elkins was general manager of marketing and ...

Stammer joins Centric Wealth investment committee

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
High end wealth advice group Centric Wealth has appointed Dr Don Stammer to its portfolio construction committee. Dr Stammer's involvement with Centric Wealth will include working with the principals of Philo Capital Advisers, where he works as a non-executive ...

Lucky in so many ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
We all know the drill. Once Europe's back in the headlines, markets suffer a case of the jitters. When they do, they begin hoping that a QE fix would soon be in the offing. Homer (the cartoon, not the Greek epic poet and author of the Iliad and the ...

Mercer acquires Sovereign

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Mercer Investments is building out its private markets business with the acquisition of Sovereign Investments Research and their alternatives research team including founder Ray King. King, together with investment consultants Sarah Azzi and Scott McNally ...

AFA award nominations now open

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
The Association of Financial Advisers has today opened nominations for its annual AFA Rising Star of the Year Award. The Award, now in its eight year, invites advisers from across the sector to nominate colleagues that demonstrate a high level of advisory ...