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RaboPlus cuts fee on BT fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... year. Besides the BT Wholesale-Imputation fund, the Asian Shares fund, Core Global Share fund, Ethical Share fund, Fixed Interest fund and Property Securities fund were among other funds managed by the firm added to the platform. At the time, Tim Hewson ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... the Australian Institute of Company Directors. The RBA also releases the minutes of its April 2009 board meeting and interest rate decision. In company news, Aristocrat Leisure holds its annual general meeting. Wesfarmers conducts an investor briefing. ...

Fiji Reserve Bank imposes credit controls

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... said weighted average lending rates must return to the level they were at as at 31 December 2008 within three months. Interest rate spreads must be reduced to four per cent or below by 31 December 2009 and micro-finance service centres must be established ...

IMF and Swan riding on doom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... policy must be used to arrest the cycle of falling demand, asset prices, and credit. However, evidence indicates that interest rate cuts are likely to have less of an impact during a financial crisis... fiscal policy can make a significant contribution ...

PIS partners with health advisory service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
Professional Investment Services (PIS) has aligned with medical organisation Health Predictions in a joint venture to provide specialist medical assessments for large sums assured and high net worth clients. The new service is designed to arrange specialist ...

Ignore history at your peril

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
Advisers are severely lacking in their knowledge of financial history - and if this trend remains, their lack of wisdom will only contribute to future financial crisis, said a global expert. Alan McFarlane, chief executive of Edinburgh-based Walter ...

Cutting SG a disaster: Keating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... [based on] economic conditions then the political system will start varying it. "And mostly down, not up," said Keating. Interest in the variable SG plan was re-awakened last week when banks refused to pass on the cuts in official interest rate cuts ...

BT alters intl fixed interest mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
BT Financial Group has broadened the international fixed interest mandates with two investment managers to take advantage of opportunities in global credit and mortgage backed assets. Patrick Farrell, BT Financial Group head of investments, said instead ...

Stakes rising fast at anti-adviser Parlie inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... that declined to be identified, list rafts of criticisms against the industry, in particular unresolved conflicts of interest and slow actions of regulators. But its not all plain sailing for the industry funds either as they have been singled out in ...

The Indians are coming

WITH THESHEET.COM.AU  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Australian financial institutions looking to expand into the Indian sub-continent are being outflanked by a rush of Indian institutions announcing rapid plans to open offices Down Under. According to The Sheet banking industry newsletter, two of India's ...