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Mortgage arrears hit all-time high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Arrears in Australia for securitised mortgages increased to 1.45 per cent during April, its highest ever recorded level, said Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&PRS). Securitised mortgages are those 20 per cent of mortgages where the funding is sourced ...

Alternative investment giant eyes Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Global alternative investment manager The Blackstone Group is launching a new event-driven strategy to milk opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Blackstone Altius Advisors, which will be led by ex-Canvas Capital Management managing director Aaron ...

AFA selects Alexis for PI cover

After a 12-month process, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has handpicked Alexis Insurance Brokers to give its members much needed help in choosing the right PI cover ahead of a new government ruling which raises adviser PI costs by as much ...

Superfund Group pans for Australian gold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
Global managed futures fund specialist, Superfund Group, is extending its operations down under to tap into the local demand for alternative investments and commodities. "It could not be better timing for us to expand our product offering to Australia ...

Christian Super avoids tobacco

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
Christian Super has distanced itself from other Australian super funds that invest in tobacco companies after a survey found super fund members wanted them to avoid the tobacco industry. A survey conducted by the Cancer Council of NSW and the University ...

Russell appoints CIOs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
Russell Investment Group has appointed Christophe Caspar and Symon Parish to chief investment officers (CIOs) of the Asia Pacific and Australasian businesses respectively following Peter Gunning's promotion. Caspar has been involved with Russell Investment ...

Ibbetson leaves S&P

Simon Ibbetson, Standard & Poor's director of investment consulting and Veronica Klaus, associate director of investment consulting have resigned and will join asset consulting group Grove Research & Advisory. Ibbetson and Klaus will be leaving the ...

Calliva offers SuperAccess to SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
Mortgages and superannuation funds meet at a crossroads in a new market venture that will give self-managed super funds (SMSF) members the chance to invest in property through their mortgage loans. ASX listed Firstfolio has partnered with specialist ...

Martin quits OFG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
John McBain has been appointed chief executive of the Over Fifty Group (OFG) following the resignation of Christopher Martin. Appointed director at OFG in 1996, McBain was founder and director of Century Funds Management before OFG purchased it. McBain ...

ASSET switches to Integrity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
ASSET Super has granted a $75 million Australian equities mandate to Integrity Investment Management, a deal that ends the super fund's four-year relationship with Concord Capital. "Concord weren't providing the performance the fund required. Investments ...