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AXA clarifies possible Wealth.net sale

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
AXA Research has sought to allay advisers' worries on NAB's possible divestment of Wealth.net by clarifying the bank is considering selling the North Wealth.net platform, not the North products and the guarantee attached to these. AXA Research said ...

Super funds lead advice charge

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
Super funds will lead innovation in the advice sector as intra-fund advice grows, leaving many advisers to play catch up, according to tech firm, Provisio Technologies. A number of superannuation funds now deliver advice with greater efficiency than ...

Hastings consortium buys $290m stake in US infra

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... includes an interest in Southwest Generation, a portfolio of gas-fired power plants, and an interest in SH 130 Concession Company LLC, which is developing a highway in central Texas.

BT names head of income & fixed interest

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
BT Investment Management (BTIM) has promoted Vimal Gor to head of income and fixed interest. Gor joined BTIM in November last year. Prior to that, he spent a decade at Aviva Investors in London where he was responsible for the management of its Global ...

Planners gain insto help with fee for service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
A large financial services group is giving financial planners that are moving to a fee for service remuneration model a helping hand. MLC is providing workshops to all financial planners following significant demand from advice firms outside the MLC ...

Prudential scraps AIG deal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... to do with the deal. Prudential has agreed to pay AIG a $260 million termination fee. This follows a statement from the company two days ago that said it was backing away from negotiations to buy AIG's Asian business AIA. That same statement said the ...

AdminPARTNERS improves back office, adds staff

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Administration software and service provider AdminPARTNERS has substantially upgraded its back office infrastructure and hired two new staff to better serve its growing number of super fund clients. The group, formerly named GPEN, specialises in mid-sized ...

Tora expands to include Australia

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Asian technology firm Tora is expanding its equity trading platform, TORA Crosspoint, to cover new markets including Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. TORA Crosspoint is an off-exchange liquidity venue comprised of the firm's internal liquidity flow ...

Select wins AXA and CFS mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Select Asset Management's Alternatives Portfolio has been added to the AXA North platform and CFS FirstWrap. The Select Alternatives Portfolio went live on the AXA North platform on 10 May, and CFS FirstWrap on 1 June. A press statement from Select ...

Martin Currie buys $480m hedge fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Martin Currie has bought Sofaer Capital's European long/short equity business, a hedge fund with more than $480 million in assets. The deal means the principals of the fund, Michael Browne and Steve Frost, join Martin Currie in July. Charlotte Dagg ...