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High conviction means making tough decisions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Just because you are a high conviction investment manager doesn't mean staying with stocks no matter what, instead it means making tough decisions with conviction. Speaking at the netwealth adviser conference last week, Don Williams, executive director ...

Zurich appoints Denning Pryce to manage new income fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced the appointment of a specialist derivatives manager for its new income fund. Denning Pryce, a Sydney based boutique manager specializing in listed equity and derivatives based funds management, has been ...

Lonsec rates Mellon's experience

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
Advance Asset Management's Global Alpha Fund has been given a recommended rating by Lonsec following a review of the management team and processes. The fund, managed by Mellon Capital Management Corporation, is a global macro fund predominantly made ...

AFM gets expanded AFSL

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
Distribution, sales, marketing and compliance adviser Australian Funds Marketing (AFM) has been granted an expanded Australian Financial Services License to operate registered managed investment schemes. "This makes AFM a one-stop shop for responsible ...

Super changes drive up bottom line: Rice Walker

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
Rice Walker Actuaries believes that recent proposed changes to the superannuation industry being pushed through by the Howard Government will drive accumulated assets up 16 per cent above previous estimates by the year 2020. Speaking at a seminar at ...

ME-IFS merger just the end of the beginning: Weaven

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
The merger of Members Equity (ME) and Industry Funds Services (IFS) might be the beginning of the end for IFS, but for industry funds it's just the end of the beginning. Garry Weaven, IFS chair and now director of ME, said at a function marking the ...

New survey debunks age-old investor behaviour views

A recent survey of investor behaviour is debunking age-old views on how men and women invest, and will potentially drive the popularity of gender-specific or lifecycle type managed funds. BT Financial Group and The University of Western Australia (UWA) ...

Yes you can predict top performing funds, almost

Research just released by Rainmaker and SelectingSuper reveals that choosing super funds based upon long term returns may not be as heretical as it seems. In their latest Benchmarking report they report that provided you focus on long term return rankings ...

WM executives need to improve their negotiation skills

While the changing industrial relations (IR) landscape may promote disputes, it also creates opportunities for good negotiators particularly concerning wealth management. Katie Graham, Managing director of The Resolution Centre says "for most Australians ...

New global shares boutique for Australia

Edinburgh-based boutique global equities investment manager Martin Currie is making a push to win over Australian investors by leveraging their expertise in the booming resources sector. Visiting Australia this week, Alison Hamilton director of global ...