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Clitheroe and Kelty honoured

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Financial services stalwarts Bill Kelty and Paul Clitheroe were recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List for their contributions to the finance industry. Former trade union leader Bill Kelty was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia ...

UBS launches soft com and Asia prod

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
UBS launched its Global Access Fund to provide self managed super funds and other investors exposure to the soft commodities and the emerging markets. The UBS Global Access Fund is a structured product that provides exposure to the UBS Bloomberg CMCI ...

Agribusiness needs careful planning

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
If you're thinking about investing in olives and almonds, timber and teak to cash in on the tax benefits, experts warn you need to invest with care. According to AXA head of strategy Robert Thomas, agribusiness may look like a portal of tax cost-slashing ...

Zurich extends political risk insurance to EMs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
Zurich Financial Services Australia is providing political risk insurance for carbon credit projects in the emerging markets for the first time. This development will protect companies against risk of a range of government actions that might prevent ...

Finding integrity in finance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
Young, smart, and ambitious - some of the finance industry's up and coming stars gathered for the IFSA Future Leaders lunch yesterday to learn about integrity, leadership and how they can change today's wealth management industry. New financial planners ...

QSuper appoints strategy head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... Davis joins QSuper's executive team and will be responsible for driving and developing the superannuation fund's strategic plan, along with achieving the direction set by the QSuper Board of Trustees. Davis will also drive emerging opportunities and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks rallied sharply amid strong reports from retailers and data showed a surprising fall in weekly jobless claims. Energy stocks are expected to benefit from a large jump in the price ...

Northward banks on top stocks

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
A solid company selection framework forms part of the backbone of Northward Capital's Australian Equities Fund, an offering that is now officially open to the retail sector. Speaking at a breakfast briefing yesterday, Charles Brooks, investment specialist ...

ML picks Praemium for admin

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
Praemium Limited's V-Wrap service has been chosen by Merrill Lynch Equities Australia to provide portfolio administration services to its private client wealth management division. The deal will see Praemium provide consolidated reporting to the Merrill ...

Rainmaker Marketing Awards celebrate best of the best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
Wealth management's best and brightest marketers, advertisers and business development managers celebrated the 14th Rainmaker Marketing Symposium this week. Wayne Sullivan, Sunsuper marketing manager was awarded the Rainmaker Marketer of the Year in ...