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Aberdeen switches Aus equities manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... time is now right to restructure in this way and allow both Rob and Mark to concentrate on their respective areas of interest," said Brett Jollie, managing director, Aberdeen Asset Management. The fund has returned net gains against the S&P/ASX 200 index ...

Masters of Financial Regulation on offer for first time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
As the Australian financial regulatory sphere becomes more complex, Macquarie University is set to offer a new master's degree in financial regulation. The tertiary institution has teamed up with Promontory Financial Group to offer the course, said ...

DKN agrees to support IOOF takeover

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Financial services provider DKN Financial Group has agreed to an increased takeover offer by IOOF Holdings, subject to independent valuation. IOOF has increased its bid from an indicative offer of 75c per DKN share, which was hotly rejected by major ...

Property up, interest rate rises: BIS Shrapnel

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... and all the employment growth and income growth that comes from it." The research firm also reportedly said it expected interest rate rises that could push mortgage rates up to 9.4 per cent by 2014. A survey of 24 economists by the Financial Review found ...

Advisers missing retirement planning bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... planning that planners have not yet been able to overcome," said Morris. "How financial planners overcome this lack of interest, and demonstrate the value they offer to both potential and unengaged clients may prove to be their biggest challenge over ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... Committee this week, the Fed confirmed that QE2 would end as scheduled by June 30, though it vowed to maintain near-zero interest rates "for an extended period". Energy stocks were among the biggest losers of the week, with their values plummeting after ...

CFS super deposit taps demand, relieves wholesale reliance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... income as more superannuation funds enter the drawdown phase. The new FirstRate Investment Deposits offers a floating interest rate based on the reserve bank cash rate plus one per cent. It is a term deposit, with terms fixed for six years. It is offered ...

Deutsche Bank appoints Merrill private wealth head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
Chris Selby will become Deutsche Bank's new head of private wealth management in Australia, joining from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, whose own wealth management interests were transferred to Evans and Partners last year. Selby joins Deutsche Bank ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... or 0.66 per cent, to 2,686.75 points. RBS Morgans' director of equities, Bill Chatterton, said there were pockets of interest from investors across the local market on Friday that helped it edge higher, despite Wall Street's falls. "There's not too much ...

Currency Forum to pose big questions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
Financial Standard will be hosting the Currency Management Forum 2011 in Sydney on June 28 with expert analysis on the impact of currency trades on the state of the economy and investor returns. The event will explore macro economic forecasts for currency ...