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No standards, no deal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... expect that within three years they will require hedge funds to comply with the standard if they wish to manage their assets. Tom Brown, European head of KPMG's Investment Management & Funds Practice said, "These results provide a compelling case for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
The Australian share market was more than one per cent lower at noon on a negative lead from Wall Street, after Bank of America Corp reported a weaker-than-expected profit. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 61.6 points, or 1.1 per ...

Instos to spend big in India

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Two thirds of Australian institutional investors polled in the Centre for Investor Education (CIE) conference about India said they expect to increase their portfolio allocation to the region in the coming year. "There are many opportunities for Australian ...

FinLit goes global

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... global Campaign for Child Social and Financial Education was launched in Amsterdam by Princess Maxima from the Netherlands, Tom Miller who is executive director of Plan International, Yanghee Lee who is chair of the UN Convention of the Rights of the ...

Escalator take up reach 50pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
Only a year after Plum Financial Service introduced an 'opt out' super contributions scheme, half of their 82-strong clients are considering to adopt the policy. The Escalator Program was developed to encourage employees to contribute more to their ...

Tele-underwriting with a health check

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Pathrec has unveiled a tele-underwriting service by a medical service provider for planners and insurers as the firm moves to take a slice of the growing insurance market. According to Pathrec chief executive, Olga Tomic, TeleCheck is an outsourcing ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market fell over three per cent following large falls on Wall Street last week and dragged down by local banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 172.4 points or 2.95 per cent lower at 5399.7 points, while the broader ...

Allco defends move

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... this Review Event, AFG commenced dialogue with the syndicate banks to restructure the terms and conditions of this facility," Tom Lennox, AFG company secretary said in a statement. "A market capitalisation Review Event then occurred on 9 January 2008. ...

SBI eyes infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
The State Bank of India (SBI) has positioned its portfolios to capture the expected boost in domestic infrastructure investment in India. Aashish Wakankar, SBI Funds Management vice president and fund manager, said the lack of infrastructure to support ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was marginally in the black at noon on the back of a positive US lead and a stronger oil price overnight. At 1202 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 0.6 of a point higher at 5,538.2, while the broader All Ordinaries was up ...