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Water fund washes onto BT wraps

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Liontamer's KBC Global Water Fund has been added to the BT wrap, heralding the next step of the fund's Australian footprint in the water-investment sector. Liontamer head of distribution, Simon Padley, advised that the fund has been accepted on both ...

English FX specialist turns local

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Uk-based foreign exchange and payments specialist, Caxton FX, has made the leap into the Australian forex market - throwing a fresh challenge to banking institutions that have traditionally been the dominant players in the forex sector. The company ...

Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... alpha strategy for Australian investors. The strategy has been designed as an actively managed, risk-controlled investment plan that seeks to deliver absolute returns by exploiting the inefficiencies in the global currency market. Commenting on the strategy ...

Bank downgraded in $8.2b scam

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
One of Europe's biggest banks, France's Societe Generale (SG), is left fighting for its reputation following $8.2 billion in losses from fraudulent dealings, a crisis which won't help its wealth management arm already under pressure in the current markets. ...

New take on old fee debate

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
A better alignment of interest between planners and their clients could be achieved through performance-based fees - similar to those charged by fund managers - but not all planners are convinced. NAB Financial Planning's recent decision to charge fixed ...

Olympus and Contango explore India

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Specialist fund managers Olympus Funds Management and Contango Capital Partners have joined forces to unlock the gates of India's investment market to Australian investors. Contango recently acquired a 64 per cent stake in Olympus, an Indian investment ...

Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Investors who took advantage of the $1 million super window prior to June 30 last year have been left limping following the recent spate of share market fallout, according to Adrian Raftery, chief executive of accountantsRus. Investors were believed ...

Max Super reloads for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Online super fund max Super has revised its business model with a shift in focus towards corporate super with a revamped website due in the coming weeks. David Williams, general manager at Max Super, said the company was pleased with the personal super ...

Oil rich city pours $17.1b in SRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... development continues." During the World Future Energy Summit, Masdar presented President George Bush with its six-pronged plan to build Masdar City, the world's first zero carbon, zero waste city. The Masdar Initiative is an Abu Dhabi Future Energy ...

CFS engages Innovest for ESG research

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has recruited the services of third party research providers, Innovest Strategic Value Advisers, in the next phase of its ongoing integration of environment, social and governance (ESG) risk assessment ...