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Pick your stocks when they're green: SAM

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
Picking your stocks based on colour may not be the most scientific method around, but go with green and you can't go wrong, said Sustainable Asset Management's (SAM) business development manager, Simon Romijn, speaking at the Financial Standard Best ...

Russell appoints two to senior insto roles

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
Russell Investment Group has announced the appointment of a senior consultant to the alternative assets and strategies team and welcomed a senior consultant to the actuarial and benefits team. Peter Worcester joins Russell's Melbourne office as senior ...

BT beats Vanguard on tax: Aviva

... after-tax returns of funds have had an increasing level of coverage in the media and some fund managers have always had that focus." He added that it is also important for investors to know that the more tax-effective their fund is, the more money they ...

Tolhurst appoints new economist/strategist

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
Tolhurst has announced the appointment of former Aegis analyst Tony Farnham as economist/strategist. Explaining his move, he said that, "It really came down to the fact that I just wanted to have taste of the executing broker side of the business, which ...

Sustainable investing eclipses SRI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... strategies, philanthropy, reputation and brand management." Gore said, "Our objective in innovating with this new model was to focus on the best return for our clients, full stop. But we wanted to do so in a way that fully integrates sustainability into ...

ARIA awards Principal $400m mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... diversity at the security level and diversity at the sector level. ARIA's chief executive officer, Steve Gibbs said, "Our focus is on maximising the likelihood of consistently strong returns while keeping risks and cost at an acceptable level for members. ...

CFS feels the rhythm

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has gotten with the groove by agreeing to purchase a major music copyright catalogue from DreamWorks Music Publishing as it prepares to launch a media-focused investment fund. CFS first formed its ...

Centric to improve the health of doctors

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... enough to ensure a smooth transition to retirement, short of selling them. "While lifestyle choices have always been the focus of many doctors, they simply haven't built up sufficient income paying nest eggs to retire. However, one day they will want ...

Bumper year for wealth managers

The latest banking report by consulting firm KPMG has confirmed that the country's major banks enjoyed another record year in profits, with wealth management still the crowning jewel. According to KMPG's half year results performance survey, operating ...

UBS Australia imports global strength

... capabilities more than a decade ago. He said that a key differentiator of their products to other absolute return-type funds is the focus on "risk capital allocation" instead of purely "asset allocation" to deliver consistent returns. "Asset allocation ...