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Senate C'tee rebuffs calls to lower foreign withholding tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... is fully reflected in government policy making." Part of the problem, said the report, is the industry places too little focus upon its export potential. According to Rainmaker, $182 billion is managed in Australia on behalf of overseas investors, up ...

AMP Capital Investors announces new retail head

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
AMP Capital Investors has announced a new head of retail distribution. Ben Harrop formally takes on the role after being acting head of retail for the past few months. He has over 15 years experience in financial services, including time spent with ...

MLC builds flexibility into MasterKey

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... and transfer between super to pension accounts. "Transition to retirement strategies are going to be one of the biggest focus areas for financial advisers in the next few years and we have built our new pension products to facilitate financial planning ...

Watson Wyatt sharpens SRI focus

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
Watson Wyatt has strengthened its ethical and socially responsible investing (SRI) consulting credentials with the appointment of a specialist to the global manager research team. Jane Goodland joins the investment consulting business as a specialist ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
The Australian share market is expected to fall today following losses on Wall St, and weaker commodity prices overnight. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down 29 points to 6373. In economic news, the Reserve ...

Tyndall completes equities team shuffle

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... emerging companies analyst with BBY, as a new senior equities analyst. The review also included process refinements and a focus on increasing team member contribution and accountability. "Earlier this year, I announced that we intended to take advantage ...

Blood and Gore fund sustainable

It is a fund that's been labelled 'future-proof' and has 'performance with principles' and now mum-and-dad investors in Australia can invest in Generation Investment Management (GIM), co-founded by ex-Goldman Sachs CEO David Blood and former US vice ...

Advisers need to think small for big profits

Financial advisers are missing out on a $3.76 trillion market by not engaging with the small to medium-size Australian business sector, according to Brian Boggs of financial planning and education company ili. Speaking at the 13th annual Rainmaker Information ...

Aussie businesses still risky: Deloitte

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... their risk management processes as very effective (70-80 per cent), said Franks. Most institutions also increased their focus on risk management and lifted responsibility to board-level, Franks said, with 70 per cent of boards overseeing risk management ...

ING launches new research arm

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
ING has spun off its long-running research arm into a separate company, Financial Facts, aiming to provide client and adviser-focused research for advisers, fund managers and other research houses. Beginning as an in-house capability for RetireInvest ...