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ING head of corp affairs and comms exits

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
ING's head of corporate affairs and communication Patrick Southam has left the company following a business restructure. In October, ING created two new business units: the corporate strategy and marketing and the retirement investments solutions. The ...

Planners ignore property for profit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
Some planners have been ignoring investment property to focus primarily on the equity markets in a bid to fatten their bottom lines, claims Bannister Mansfield. Gavin Murphy, director of the Sydney-based financial planning firm, said many financial ...

Super funds eye cash

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
While fund managers are now slowly testing the waters of the equity markets, leading super funds are still putting their money in cash on the back of investor demand. The $4.2 billion Equipsuper invests cash in a variety of assets including bank deposits. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker, after US and European stocks plunged on a declaration that the US officially is in recession, before the focus at home turns to the next interest rate cut, expected later today. At 0800 AEDT on ...

Fund managers shift away from cash

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
Australian fund managers' appetite for cash investments fell from 50 per cent to 13 per cent in six months, according to a survey. The Russell Investments Investment Manager Outlook (IMO) survey found the number of Australian fund managers that are ...

FPSA moves operations to Melbourne

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) is relocating its head office from Queensland to Melbourne after adding five east coast based financial advice practices and 10 advisers to its network since the beginning of the financial year. The move ...

Coombe names wealth management execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
BT Financial Group chief executive, Rob Coombe has announced the combined Westpac/St.George wealth management business executive team. Coombe named John Shuttleworth as superannuation & investment solutions general manager; Mark Smith as insurance general ...

Zenith ranks Martin Currie and Franklin Templeton

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
Zenith Investment Partners has added two new high quality grow style international shares products by Martin Currie and Franklin Templeton to its recommended list. Zenith has tagged the Martin Currie Global Alpha Fund and the Franklin Global Growth ...

Premium and business growth up: TOWER

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
TOWER Australia continues to grow its insurance business posting growth in its in-force premium and new business revenues during the financial year. The insurer's inforce premiums, representing premiums on all policies that have not expired or been ...

Austock MA service signs six

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
Austock Asset Management has already signed six financial planning dealer groups and boutiques to its new managed account service after partnering with Investment Administration Services. Austock Asset Management's partnership with managed account technology ...