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Another Elm associate banned by ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a financial adviser associated with the failed Elm Financial Services group for three years for his part in convincing a couple to invest $1 million in a failed product. Sydney adviser ...

ACSI praised for corporate governance campaign

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
The Australian Council for Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has been praised for its work in the area of corporate governance and president Michael O'Sullivan has been elected to the board of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). ACSI ...

Small cap funds not driven by skill: van Eyk

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
According to van Eyk, the performance of small cap funds will be dictated by market conditions rather than the skill of the managers. New research by van Eyk into small cap managers has revealed most have large factor biases and, while they will outperform ...

Parl committee to review entire super industry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2006
Yet another parliamentary inquiry is to review the structure of the superannuation industry, but even a cursory glance at the latest terms of reference means this committee is on a political mission. The committee is likely to become controversial because ...

MTAA Super launches its own pension products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
Top ranking industry super fund MTAA Super has announced the launch of its own allocated and term allocated pension funds. "A significant number of our members are over 53 years of age and that's why we've created the pension options," said John Jones ...

SRIs beat the index time and time again

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
Analysis by AMP Capital Investors shows that Sustainable Responsible Investment (SRI) funds have outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Index across a range of market conditions over one, three and five years. Senior investment specialist, Angus Dennis, said ...

Hyperion wins $230m Auscoal mandate

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
Boutique growth manager Hyperion Asset Management has won a $230 million mandate from Auscoal Superannuation, the first of more to come, management said. Hyperion's institutional business director, Tim Samway, confirmed they were "close to new mandates" ...

Fund managers tentative on global outlook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Australian fund managers are on the back foot and are becoming increasingly less bullish about the outlook for global equity markets, according to a Russell Investment Manager Outlook survey. According to the Russell survey, as volatility has worsened ...

Westpac FP launches $500k super campaign

Westpac Financial Planning has launched a marketing campaign designed to help their existing clients realise the extra incentives to save for their retirement on the back of Treasurer Costello's proposed 2006 super reforms. In what is its first major ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
The market is expected to open stronger on a firmer lead from Wall Street and strength in base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 21 points to 4987. Today, the market watches for further developments ...