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Advance Asian equity fund on hold as personnel changes

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has put the Advance Asian Equity Wholesale Fund 'on hold' after a spate of departures from its manager, Lion Global Investors (LGI). Janet Liem, LGI's head of Asia-pacific equities team has left the company, as has Tan ...

CFSGAM looks to capitalise on multi-asset demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has strengthened its investment solutions business in Asia and Australia, responding to increasing demand for multi asset funds. CFSGAM has appointed three Dutch senior investment professionals from ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, giving up ground during the morning following a flat start and despite a flat to positive lead from offshore. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 15.9 points lower at 4,868.3 points. Meanwhile ...

Watts named GM of Westpac

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
Former head of wealth management at Macquarie Private Wealth, Jane Watts, has been appointed general manager of Westpac Private Bank. Watts held roles within Macquarie Wealth Management for eight years, with earlier executive positions at Lend Lease/MLC ...

Former St.George WM chief quits BT

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
BT Financial Group (BTFG) has restructured its senior executive team following the resignation of Geoff Lloyd, former chief executive of St.George Wealth Management and the group's general manager. The company statement did not disclose the reasons ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The Australian market is expected to open higher, on positive leads from overseas securities and commodities trading. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 18 points higher at 4,872 points. In economic ...

No let up in ING asset sales

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
ING Australia has built itself into one of the best financial brands in Australia but that is the last thing on the minds of ING's European head office battling to repay their $40 billion in government bail-out debt as fast as they can. The pressure ...

Decimal updates online super advice system

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
Decimal has updated its service to superannuation funds looking to provide intra-fund advice using its Smart Calculator, which it believes will allows funds to engage members more effectively. Smart Calculator provides financial scenario generators ...

Gonzalez move a win-win: analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
One of Perpetual's longest serving executives, Emilio Gonzalez, is to take the helm at BT Investment Management, a high profile recruitment that is a coup for BT but could also set the stage for fresh changes at Perpetual, said an analyst. Emilio Gonzalez ...

ANZ buys ING Aus for $1.76bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
ANZ goes up the ranks of the wealth management and life insurance sectors when it acquired the 51 per cent stake it did not own in a joint venture with ING Group for $1.76 billion - transforming it into a $45 billion fund manager with more than 1,700 ...