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Research houses in regulatory spotlight

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... research report providers such as the Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and Stockbrokers Association of Australia (SAA). In June, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services decided to inquire into the collapse ...

Yale returns tough to replicate: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... world, and in Australia, to increase their alternatives exposure particularly into hedge funds. But Dr Ludovic Phalippou of the SaA-d Business School at the University of Oxford said achieving these returns in the real world can be difficult because ...

RewardSuper and Fin Synergy improve SMSF admin

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
RewardSuper has struck a deal with Financial Synergy to integrate the Acurity platform and RSDataWeb - improving the online administration for over 2.5 million super members with $50 billion in funds. The new partnership could see advisers save up to ...

SunGard lends IT muscle to super funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
SunGard has combined its consulting and technology services teams to create a new global services firm with around 4,500 staff, focused solely on the global financial services and energy industries. Mack Gill, previously president of SunGard Technology ...

Perpetual gets four stars from S&P

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... moderate impact on returns, compared to an investment of 100 per cent in either asset class. As its strategic asset allocation (SAA) is static, and tactical asset allocation is not used, management of the fund consists mainly of rebalancing the portfolio ...

Cloud computing comes to iPhone

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
New York Stock Exchange-listed Netsuite has brought a cloud computing mobile enterprise resource planning suite to Apple's iPhone and iPod touch in Australia. NetSuite for iPhone and iPod touch is available now for free on the App Store, noted a press ...

Allianz opens Mid East office and funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
Allianz Global Investors is opening an office in Bahrain and launching two Shariah compliant equity funds to extend its investment and product distribution capabilities to the oil rich countries of the Middle East. The Bahrain based Allianz office will ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
Despite having 9 per cent of the world's proven oil reserves, Abu Dhabi, the biggest of the seven United Arab Emirates (UAEs) is still looking for outside investment to transform itself into an international capital city, industry-hub, and tourism Mecca. ...

ANZ reshuffles key management

Three key managers at ANZ have been appointed new positions as the group's managing director for the Asia region returns to Australia for personal reasons. David Hornery, formerly the managing director in Asia and responsible for developing the bank's ...

Mercer announces new head of sales

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
Mercer Human Resource Consulting has appointed a new head of sales charged with developing a dynamic sales culture across the business as well as and building on current capabilities. David Christensen joins Mercer from his Hong Kong based consultancy ...