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PE to re-build South Africa

HAMISH MADDEN | MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007

... Gardner, the inspiration behind the Will Smith movie The Pursuit of Happyness, who has plans to launch a private equity fund to focus on making South Africa an attractive destination for US investments. Gardner is planning to launch a US$500 million ...

ASFA changes guard

CHRIS NICHOLLS | MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007

... and passion for good policy will mean good outcomes for ASFA members and the wider community." "I know that she is keen to focus on getting to know the ASFA membership, after which she will concentrate on ASFA's future strategic direction." Dr Brad Pragnell ...

ING finds insurance oasis

CHRIS NICHOLLS | MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007

Oasis Asset Management today announced the replacement of Tower with ING Australia as its group risk insurance provider. The deal affects Oasis' 69,000-plus superannuation members, and will result in better underwriting, according to managing director ...

ASX updates corporate governance guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS | FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007

The Australian Securities Exchange Corporate Governance Council today released its first update to the ASX's Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations since 2003. To be launched officially this afternoon by Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer ...

Skandia upgrades client support

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007

... head of retail distribution, said the new approach was aimed at deepening their relationships with key partners. "Our fresh focus on national accounts means that clients now have ready access to our most senior sales managers as well as continuous support ...

AustralianSuper appoints new BDM head

CHRIS NICHOLLS | THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007

AustralianSuper has appointed national secretary of the Finance Sector Union Paul Schroder as new general manager of business development. AustralianSuper chief executive officer Ian Silk said Schroder's relationship skills and extensive contact list ...

ASIC to update planner training guidelines

CHRIS NICHOLLS | WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007

... on the training of financial product advisers", ASIC's executive director of regulation, Malcolm Rodgers said. "The main focus of this review is to examine changes to the administration of our policy to facilitate flexibility in the training requirements. ...

MasterSuper puts eggs in high conviction basket

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007

... conviction Australian equities mandates. BT Financial has been awarded a $50 million mandate for its high conviction BT Wholesale Focus Australian Share Fund from MasterSuper, while Alleron received $46 million to invest through its high conviction Australian ...

New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS | MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007

... more widely accessible, we intend to continue to benchmark the standards for industry best practice, thereby continuing our focus on servicing Austra

Zenith rates local NY fund replica 'Highly Recommended'

CHRIS NICHOLLS | FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007

... fund's portfolio managers, Christopher Davis and Ken Feinberg, are highly regarded, contrarian and disciplined investors who focus on long-term held value stocks. AFM director John Donovan said: "With the Australian dollar so high, it's a great time ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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