Head of Bank of Melbourne Private announced

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Jonathan Ayres has been appointed the first head of the new Bank of Melbourne Private.  General Manager of Private Wealth at BT Financial Group, Jane Watts, said she was delighted... Read more continue reading

Eurozone crisis – breathing space

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Leading international investment manager Threadneedle Investments, has commented on the Eurozone crisis. Mark Burgess, CIO of Threadneedle Investments, said: “As we felt they always would, having stared into the abyss,... Read more continue reading

ASIC makes rules for capital for Chi-X market

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ASIC today registered market integrity rules for capital for the Chi-X market, which is due to start operating 31 October 2011. These rules are modeled closely on the market integrity rules... Read more continue reading

Premium awarded a ‘recommended’ rating by Zenith

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Premium Investors Limited (PRV) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a ‘recommended’ rating by Zenith Investment Partners. PRV Chairman Mr Tom Collins, said; “The Board of Premium is... Read more continue reading

Plan B growth strategy on track with new strategic hire

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Plan B Group Holdings (Plan B) has made its first strategic hire under new Chief Executive Officer Mr Andrew Black. The appointment of industry executive Mr Paul Cramer in the... Read more continue reading

AMP Limited reports third quarter cashflows, AUM and business update

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AMP Limited yesterday reported cashflows for AMP Financial Services (AFS) and the group’s assets under management (AUM) for the third quarter to 30 September 2011. AFS cashflows and AUM include AXA... Read more continue reading

S&P moves rating on Invesco Wholesale Asian Consumer Demand Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has assigned a three-star rating to the Invesco Wholesale Asian Consumer Demand Fund. S&P placed the fund ‘On Hold’ on September 1, 2011 following notification by... Read more continue reading

ASX trading outage

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ASX Trade, the platform upon which various order books of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) operate, resumed trading at 2.00pm yesterday after being halted just after 10.05am. The market was... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: Has Europe done enough?

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October has seen a strong rebound in share markets driven by a combination of improved data out of the US and signs Europe is heading towards a “comprehensive” response to... Read more continue reading

New appointments to FSC board

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Gerard Doherty, Managing Director of Fidelity Australia, and Ben Heap, Managing Director of UBS Global Asset Management in Australia and New Zealand, were elected Directors of the Financial Services Council... Read more continue reading