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Investment management hit by downturn

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
A cocktail of market blows since the GFC which led super funds to reduce costs by going passive, amalgamate through economies-of-scale, and the internalisation of portfolio management by larger funds - plus reduced availability of capital - has meant ...

Glimmer of hope for house prices

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Median house prices across Australia's capital cities increased over the June quarter by measly 1.4%, with other dwellings up 0.6%, according to the latest data from the Bendigo Bank/REIA Real Estate Market Facts report prepared by the Real Estate Institute ...

Lazard consolidates Sydney foothold

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
In an attempt to consolidate its ties with Sydney clients, Melbourne-based Lazard Australia will acquire independent corporate advisory firm O'Sullivan Partners, led by founder and managing partner Tony O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan will become head of Lazard's ...

netwealth adds TAL Accelerated Protection to LifeWrap

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
In response to major demand to provide comprehensive low-cost super and investment services, coupled with multiple insurers - platform provider netwealth has announced the addition of TAL Accelerated Protection to its LifeWrap facility. The LifeWrap ...

Banking by video to drive loyalty: Telstra

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
The bank of the future will be driven by video interaction, including local branch video calling, accessing experts on demand online and interactive videos on financial topics, according to new research from Telstra Enterprise & Government. Telstra's ...

Fund manager loses $1 billion-plus mandate

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... an active long only mandate reported to be worth in excess of $1 billion. Watch for further updates on this breaking new story by Financial Standard early next week.

WA closures signal mining boom end: Veda

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Western Australia's economic engine is losing steam while the eastern states appear to have regained economic momentum via new business openings during the past 12 months, according to new insights by data intelligence company, Veda. Veda's latest data ...

LTG GoldRock joins super elite

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
LTG GoldRock was recently recognised in the World Finance 100 listing for 2012, alongside industry heavyweights for excellence in its field. Spanning numerous industries and covering many international marketplaces, the World Finance 100 is compiled ...

GBST Quant and Russell alliance to foster tax-aware investing

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
Technology solutions provider GBST announced today that its GBST Quant capabilities will provide customised after-tax benchmarking for the new Russell After-Tax Survey, due to launch late August. Russell Investments has designed the After-Tax Survey ...

AustralianSuper hires veteran economist Tierney

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
AustralianSuper has appointed Mark Tierney as an investment manager within its Macro and Portfolio Construction Team. Tierney's responsibilities include translating macro views into impacts on all assets classes to inform decisions relating to allocation ...