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Norway SWF adopts ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
One of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, Norway's Government Pension Fund - Global is putting more emphasis on responsible investing with tighter regulations on environmental, social and good corporate governance. The fund previously had two ...

Ignore history at your peril

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
Advisers are severely lacking in their knowledge of financial history - and if this trend remains, their lack of wisdom will only contribute to future financial crisis, said a global expert. Alan McFarlane, chief executive of Edinburgh-based Walter ...

BT alters intl fixed interest mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... but we need to take into account those liquidity constraints." In other news last month, the firm announced a three year plan to revamp the BT Wrap platform which includes introducing bulk trading, improvements to same-day trading capability and new ...

AXA recruits 13 overseas planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
AXA Australia is taking its financial planning recruitment drive overseas, adding 13 planners from South Africa and the UK to the dealer group. Paul Williams, national manager for AXA Financial Planning and Charter Financial Planning, said the firm ...

Stakes rising fast at anti-adviser Parlie inquiry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
The Parliamentary Inquiry into financial advice is quickly shaping up into the high stakes game it was always expected to become as of the 19 submissions received so far not one has anything positive to say about how advice operates in Australia or ...

The Indians are coming

WITH THESHEET.COM.AU  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Australian financial institutions looking to expand into the Indian sub-continent are being outflanked by a rush of Indian institutions announcing rapid plans to open offices Down Under. According to The Sheet banking industry newsletter, two of India's ...

Charged for no AFSL

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
ASIC has commenced proceedings against four former Queensland directors who dealt in financial products, including Westpoint promissory notes, without an Australian financial services licence (AFSL). Barry William Silver, of Arundel, Robert Peers Button ...

ESSSuper introduces monthly switching

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... from a quarterly to monthly starting early this month. Beginning 1 April 2009, members who have an ESSSuper Accumulation Plan, Beneficiary Account, Spouse Account and/or Income Stream, will have more flexibility in managing their superannuation, said ...

Ausbil, Eley and Patriot top review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Financial planners seeking to add more client funds to the Australian small and mid cap sector should look no further than Ausbil Dexia, Eley Griffiths Group and Patriot Asset Management according to a Zenith Investment Partners sector review. The Ausbil ...

More than ratings: S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Standard & Poor's is adding more staff and developing extra research services to boost the global firepower of the ratings agency Down Under. Leanne Milton, Standard & Poor's head of research, said the firm's aim is to make their ratings and research ...