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Colonial First State top quartile world manager: Watson Wyatt

... have a more absolute return or benchmark insensitive focus and this is a sector of the market which is of particular interest to institutional investors at the moment." But boutique fund managers in Australia still have a lot of catching up to do with ...

ING Australia to correct unit pricing errors

ING Australia and six of its major subsidiaries will provide up to $25 million in compensation to affected investors for past unit pricing errors. The company discovered the possible unit pricing errors last May and commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Westpac Staff Super changes its SRI policy on uranium

Westpac Staff Super has dropped its Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) policy ban on uranium mining stocks, to exclude only those companies who mine it 'directly' for weapons manufacture. The change to the company's SRI policy, in place since August ...

ASFA welcomes government super measures

... be rectified," says ASFA CEO Philippa Smith. Previously employers were obliged to pay an administration charge, plus interest at 10 per cent per annum that was calculated daily on top of the Super Guarantee amount that was due. Under the government's ...

Economic roundup

... Committee (FOMC) meeting to deliberate on monetary policy settings. There is uncertainty surrounding the Fed's decision on interest rates in this particular FOMC meeting in light of the impact of Hurricane Katrina. While US inflation still remains benign ...

Aust Unity moves Defined Income Trust to Vianova

... partner Vianova Asset Management. AUI set up the boutique manager in February as a specialist in absolute return fixed interest. Michael Schneider, formerly a fixed interest specialist at the National Australia Bank (NAB), is Vianova's chief investment ...

Online customer checking tool launched by Deloitte

... listing by their US and UK banking partners and counterparties, says Phillips. This system by Deloitte reflects increasing interest in IT security within financial services, which reinforces recent announcements by groups such as Unisys to also step-up ...

Market wrap

AAP | THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2005

... domestic bourse. Yesterday the Australian stock market broke new records as investors savoured the prospect of steady interest rates on the back of weak consumer sentiment. The S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.2 points to 4518.3 passing the previous record ...

Mariner releases product, "unlocking the equity in family homes"

... defer repayment until either the home is sold, the occupants move out, or upon death, and is based on a 10 year fixed interest rate. "This means that investors or beneficiaries will never owe more that the value of the home. Any shortfall between sale ...

Economic roundup

... cash rate unchanged at 5.50 per cent following its Board meeting. It has now been six months since the RBA last lifted interest rates in March, when it raised them by 25 basis points. We do not expect the RBA to adjust monetary policy settings anytime ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI

Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI

NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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