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Holzberger stays at QSuper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... QIC as its primary investment manager and allocates funds towards domestic and international equities, Australian fixed interest, property, cash and alternative investments, according to Rainmaker. Holzberger's appointment follows Greg Liddell, former ...

Disclosing conflicts not enough: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
A draft Prudential Practice Guide on conflicts of interest released by APRA has fired a shot over the bow of every entity they regulate, warning that simply disclosing conflicts of interest is not a valid defence. Instead, entities must demonstrate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... down 21 points at 3,743. In economic news, the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia meets to consider the official interest rate, inter alia. The decision is scheduled to be announced at 1430 AEST. The Manpower-Melbourne Institute employment report ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... market had edged up almost half a per cent by noon in mixed trading ahead of Tuesday's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate decision. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 13.1 points, or 0.35 per cent, higher at 3748.7, while the broader ...

Planning firm taps uni students

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
Financial planning firm, Blue Chip Wealth Management, is expanding its financial planner numbers by inviting university students to apply for a two-month unpaid internship at the firm. The Professional Investment Services (PIS) financial planning firm ...

She'll be right mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... jumped 9.7 per cent - the strongest annual increase in nearly 35 years - boosted by cheaper consumer prices, falling interest rates and the government's stimulus packages - the next one is already in the mail. The economy's problem is that Australians ...

Inalytics to compare transition managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... supply them with the data they need to build the database. He added that three major asset consultants have expressed interest in using their database when rating transition managers.

Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... ventures. According to new research conducted by Mercer and commissioned by the IFC, fund managers are increasing their interest in environmental, social and corporate governance factors in their investment decisions in emerging markets. The research ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... governor Alan Bollard's unusual step of issuing a statement expressing his concern at a recent rise in long-term wholesale interest rates. But the market lost ground after that before a slight rally late in the day saw the NZSX-50 down 21.152 points ...

VFMC chief Syd Bone leaves

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Sydney Bone, chief executive officer of the $32 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation, has resigned - marking the continued reshuffle of senior management within the investment firm. Bone, who was appointed chief executive of VFMC in 2004 after ...