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FRM attracts $25m inflows

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... responses." "It is early days but we are talking about model portfolios with some of these planners," said Keary. The fund has a minimum investment of $25,000 and targets volatility between 15 - 20 per cent with at least 15 per cent annualised returns ...

New rules on bank liquidity clarified

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... Committee) produced a global framework that set limits on liquidity risk for banks. As a result new regulations are to provide minimum standards for how much liquid capital banks must hold and in what form. Under the global standards, Australian banks ...

Performance fees more popular: Morningstar

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... to the fund manager is important as well to ensure consistent out-performance before fees are charged, with a one-year minimum period being best. This prevents managers chasing short-term gains in one quarter for which they are paid a hefty performance ...

ING DIRECT launches term deposit

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... terms placed on them by their provider," said Morgan. The new option allows consumers to choose any maturity date beyond a minimum term of 30 days and within a maximum term of 365 days. According to CANSTAR CANNEX figures, the personal TD market has ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... launch on Friday of a major shake-up of the US housing market, proposing that state-backed lenders are wound up and setting minimum downpayments for buyers. European bourses had fallen earlier in the day amid uncertainty over the political crisis in ...

APRA releases 2010 fund level returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... Lifetrack now operated by IOOF in 67th place. According to APRA, Goldman Sachs Partners Australia Super Fund maintained a minimum two per cent lead in both a five-year and seven-year superannuation industry assessment while other funds moved around the ...

Ponzi scheme operator jailed

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... $2,384,339 by deception; and one count of obtaining a financial advantage by deception worth $141,800. Bucello will serve a minimum of two and a half years in prison and ordered to repay $1,207,537 in compensation to the investors. Australian Securities ...

Levy disaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011

FSA ups ante on advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... up-to-date with industry developments, such as systems and controls. As part of SPS, UK advisers will have to complete a minimum of 35 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) each year, a standard that around 70 per cent of UK advisers already ...

APRA report sparks fresh debate on boardroom diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... 40 per cent representation of women on boards is an important aim over the next few years, but, in my view, getting a minimum of two women on the board should be the goal within 12 months." "In my experience on a number of boards, both unlisted and listed ...