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Barclays chief resigns

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... to appear before the parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday, where his memo concerning the Bank of England is likely to be a focus. Chairman Marcus Agius, who announced his resignation earlier this week will now lead the search for a new chief executive. ...

CFSGAM boosts responsible investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... global head of product, Oulton will be responsible for the firm's global responsible investment strategy, with a particular focus on strengthening capabilities in EMEA. His appointment is effective September 7. Berrutti will report to Oulton and will ...

Resi property portal targets planners, SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Residential property is an attractive asset class but choosing a property for a self-managed super fund (SMSF) is not as simple as choosing a property to live in or negatively gear yourself. SMSF investors need to factor in how their income and capital ...

AMP SMSF recruits Super Concept's Jameson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Former Super Concepts managing director Craig Jameson has signed with AMP's newly formed business unit, AMP SMSF. Jameson will take the title of director business operations and be responsible for setting up AMP SMSF's business operations, including ...

AMG completes investment in Yacktman

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Affiliated Managers Group today announced the completion of its investment in Yacktman Asset Management. Yacktman serves a number of institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals through separately managed accounts and sub-advisory mandates. ...

Super fund returns almost flat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... months were (again) Vision Super with 3.8%, EquipSuper with 2.7%, Quadrant with 2.3% and AustralianSuper and Perpetual Wealth Focus both with 2.2%. There are three master trusts in the Workplace top 10 but none in the Personal top 10.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... dollar, as a trend sparked by last week's surprise EU deal was underpinned by anticipation of an ECB rate cut, analysts say. Focus was also on the banks, as Barclays chairman Marcus Agius paid the price of "devastating" damage to the lender, resigning ...

Macquarie to sell COIN

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... the majority of COIN's boutique (independent financial advice) clients, under a licence from COIN. "Rubik Financial will focus on the needs of institutional clients, deepening their offering to this market, while at Macquarie we will be able to further ...

Ascalon investment head swaps into H3

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... strategic growth and operational requirements. His appointment will enable the Principals and investment team to solely focus on trading and research." Lam has more than 17 years' industry experience. In the last seven years at Ascalon, Nelson was on ...

Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
The Productivity Commission has handed down its draft report on default superannuation funds, and while its recommendations were predictable, they represent big wins and yet severe threats for both sides of the industry. The inquiry was called in 2009 ...