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All is fair in love and bankruptcy

Small business mums and dads will be the worst affected by the new bankruptcy rule that allows bankruptcy trustees to take away the family home even if only one spouse goes bankrupt, regardless of who paid what for the property. Geoff McDonald, barrister ...

INVESCO global funds back to four stars

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... risk. Navigator said the key person risk is still present but INVESCO seems focused on minimising this in the future. The affected funds - the INVESOC (Wholesale) Global Matrix Funds (hedged and unhedged) - had their four star ratings reinstated and ...

Mellon buys Walter Scott

... Australia, those who have invested in Walter Scott Global Equity Fund through the Macquarie Professional Series will not be affected by the change. "Macquarie Financial Services Group has met with Mellon and Walter Scott and we are very comfortable with ...

Maple-Brown Abbott launches new Asian investment

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... affect their existing funds. "Perpetual have done it within their existing fund, but ours is a separate fund so it hasn't affected our normal funds." He added, "We have no intention to change the mandate on our existing Australian equities fund." InvestorWeb's ...

Women like risk, men think too much

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
... consider their investment menu in terms of their target market. It wasn't just the individuals investment options that affected the decision of investors, but their context in terms of the other options available on that same menu. Too much choice, however ...

Bird flu pandemic risk could strike insurers

... transmission and leads to a considerable increase in mortality claims or investment market losses. The companies most affected would be those with concentrations of mortality risk." On the whole, non-life insurance policies for business would not cover ...

Cyclones and underinsurance strike in North Queensland

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2006
... Katter, told Queensland media that up to 90 per cent of banana crops might have been ruined by the storm. In turn, the affected region of far north Queensland produces up to 90 per cent of Australia's banana crop, worth around $350 million in annual ...

GE Money to correct problematic sales practices

... enforceable undertaking that will see it changing its life insurance sales practices and compensating customers already affected. ASIC began investigating GE Money, one of the largest providers of consumer finance, in June 2005 over concerns about the ...

Award workers to have choice of fund

... time to carefully consider their options," said Dutton. The Government has said only that it will supply information to affected employees, through links on the super choice government website, but has not yet announced any plans to launch a nationwide ...

S&P gives "recommended" rating to global funds

... equity managers. Hanel also said the Global Select Fund had a well structured team, but cautioned that both funds could be affected by "corporate instability" and departures of lead portfolio managers. The comments came after DeAM's Global Select Fund ...