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ME Bank launches premium treasury service

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
ME Bank will launch a new premium treasury service for wealth management advisers at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Melbourne on Wednesday. According to ME Bank general manager liabilities Michael Donohue, the ...

Mid-level PE an outstanding opportunity

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
This year will be an excellent vintage for private equity investments, said former Hyperion Asset Management founder and managing director, Dr Manny Pohl. Outstanding opportunities exist at the mid-level of the market, said Pohl, whose new private equity ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
Disappointed at yesterday's report that another QE is not forthcoming? Weep and sulk now for we might not see Ben's green stuff minting machine back ever again - in this current cycle, at least. No sir. Especially not after last night's reports further ...

Aberdeen adds to Australian fixed income team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
Aberdeen Asset Management has made two new senior appointments to its Australian fixed income team. John Manning joins as investment manager and senior credit analyst from Royal Bank of Scotland where he was director of credit strategy for Australia ...

Resolution Capital opens US office with senior hire

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
Resolution Capital has expanded its investment team with the appointment of a senior portfolio manager to be based in New York. Robert Promisel has joined Resolution Capital, a specialised manager of global real estate securities, as a global portfolio ...

Maritime offers fixed term investment option

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
Maritime Super is launching a new fixed term investment option next month - a strategy normally associated with retail super funds, and arguably the first of its kind introduced by an industry fund. The fixed term investment option works like a fixed ...

Funds thrive with nimble IT

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... investment products and trading instruments become more complex, which is why fund managers must look at how their IT strategy can adopt to these complexities and events that are in the 'unknown unknown' category. "Organisations must understand that ...

Flip-flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
Aren't you getting tired of this? Sick and tired of how Greek will be saved one day and left in ruins the next? It's come to such a confused state that the flip-flopping of news reports gives substance to the phrase, "it's all Greek to me!" Flip. Greek ...

Cloud computing still a foggy idea

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... (or the amount of data they can download). On the contrary, it's not bandwidth but the adoption of a comprehensive IT strategy that can help companies manage their 'cloud' better. Hansen said that to protect cloud-based applications, ensure they are ...

Inflation-linked bonds armour against rising risk

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
Planners looking to hedge clients' portfolios against inflation spikes on the horizon should look towards inflation-linked bonds. QIC research has revealed that an inflation spike could be on the horizon, with QIC advising investors, particularly superannuation ...