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Adviser poaching just "noise": AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
AMP refutes claims that its and AXA's advisers are being poached, instead anticipating competition from dealer groups once the merger is complete and even predicting that some advisers may come their way. Speaking at a media event yesterday, Craig Meller ...

SMEs turning to advice, slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Most small business owners are unhappy with their retirement savings plans and are increasingly seeking advice, even from financial advisers, reveals research from accounting group Bird Cameron. The Bird Cameron 'Think Big' study of small business attitudes ...

AXA real estate bullish on Japanese debt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... other insurance subsidiaries and third party institutions. The Japanese Commercial Real Estate Debt Investment vehicle will focus on newly originated senior loans backed by prime commercial real estate assets in the Greater Tokyo region. AXA Real Estate ...

AMP/AXA promises best of both worlds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... developed. AMP has announced its plans today for the products and platforms under the new merged wealth management giant, with a focus on building unity between the two brands and a solid foundation for future product development. Indicative of AMP's ...

Grant Samuel bags $800 million mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Epoch Investment Partners, a global strategic partner of Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM), has received an $800 million mandate from AMP Capital for its Global Equity Shareholder Yield strategy. AMP Capital is investing in the fund, popular for ...

Planners wrapped with super app

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Financial planners are responding in force to a free superannuation and retirement app available at itunes, with the promise of more features to come. The "working retirement calculator" app, developed by Rice Warner, is part of a suite of superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... ended the day flat. HONG KONG - Shares fell in Asia on Monday as worries over Europe's debt crisis were brought sharply into focus by the arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. A lacklustre performance from Wall Street on Friday was compounded by ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... profitability in 2011/12. Leighton shares were 22 cents, or 0.96 per cent, lower at $22.65. Whitehaven Coal Ltd says it will focus on developing its business and seeking new growth opportunities after rejecting a number of formal proposals from potential ...

van Eyk drops AXA Bernstein for Sigma

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... Eyk product manager, Jacqui Lemon, adding that Sigma was chosen due to its systematic method for evaluating risk. "This focus on risk-adjusted returns with a higher return target (compared to most managers in the Australian shares space) allows the van ...

Planners hungry for geared investments - Westpac

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... as well as protection from downside. "We sell them via planners and directly to clients and one of the things we try to focus on is what are the benefits and how would you use it in a volatile market," said Keary. At one of the roadshow events, advisers ...