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Solaris strikes $400m FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... to the ownership structure of the business. "Incentive is paramount. The sense of ownership in this business drives us to excel at what we all enjoy doing - outperforming the benchmark," he said. "We are career analysts and our process is designed to ...

CFA decorates Ambachtsheer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
The CFA Institute awarded Keith Ambachtsheer the James R. Vertin Award for his continued work in pension research. The award recognises research that remains relevant and continues to provide value to investment professionals. Ambachtsheer is a director ...

NZX plugs into SWIFTNet

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
The New Zealand Exchange (NZX) selected SWIFTNet for its clearing and settlement messaging services. SWIFT is an interconnected communications platform that allows users to exchange automatically using standardised financial information in a secure ...

SELECT guides investors to managed futures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
SELECT Asset Management highlights the diversification benefits and potential to generate strong returns in down equity markets of managed futures in a new information guide for retail investors. According to the firm's The Case for Managed Futures ...

ING Aus appoints two senior Life Risk execs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
ING Australia has appointed a new head of product and marketing and head of strategy in Life Risk. Gerard Kerr, formerly head of claims at Asteron will be joining the group as head of product and marketing. He was most recently the chair of IFSA's working ...

Perpetual sells $250m infra funds to Palisade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
Infrastructure may be all the rage but Perpetual has opted to hand in the reins to its infrastructure funds to Palisade Investment Partners, part of Pinnacle Investment Management. As part of the deal, infrastructure specialist Palisade will own the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
The Australian share market remained in positive territory at noon as strong commodity prices powered resources stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 26.6 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 5,264.6 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
The Australian share market continued to perform well at noon following a strong lead from the financial sector and the US Federal Reserve's decision to leave left interest rates unchanged. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 78.3 ...

TAAM signs TPC for Asia fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
Treasury Asia Asset Management (TAAM) partnered with distribution firm, The Private Collection (TPC) to promote its new Asia Fund to dealer groups and advisers and educate them on the region's investment opportunities. Peter Sartori, TAAM chief investment ...

Planners set to Ignite the Difference

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) released details of its 2008 National Conference, Ignite the Difference, an event that aims to encourage advisers to distinguish themselves as professionals. The four-day Gold Coast conference in November includes ...