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Better beta through fundamental indexing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
Institutional investors can diversify their beta exposure and gain higher returns along the way through fundamental indexing, said Jason Hsu, a director at Research Affiliates, at the IMCA Conference last week. Hsu said that one of the ironies in investors ...

ING upgrades OneAnswer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
ING Australia's master trust, OneAnswer, has improved its insurance offering, increasing its total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover by $1 million to $3 million. As part of the upgrade, terminal illness benefits have increased by $1.5 million to ...

AWM hires three

Australian Wealth Management has appointed three new practice development managers to recruit and service new and existing advisers across its planning networks, which include Bridges Financial Services and Wealth Managers. The three managers are James ...

Olympus float on hold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
The joint initial public offering (IPO) of Asia Diversified Fund Ltd and Olympus Funds Management has been withdrawn this year due to the recent Asian market sell-off. "Given our track record in India and the significant potential across Asia, we are ...

Not much of a fix from the freeze

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... interest rates for several hundred thousand distressed home loan borrowers in the US. The US government formally outlined the plan this morning without adding too many details to those reported in recent days. The plan is intended to provide relief from ...

The future of super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Fund size, a well-defined management structure and a flexible investment portfolio are the key ingredients of an "optimal" super fund, according to a leading expert in global pension management. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association ...

BTIM raises $247m

The partial float of BT Investment Management (BTIM) has raised $247 million based on a final price of $4.80 per share. Of the proceeds, $3.5 million will be used to pay certain offer costs and $13.75 million will be used to fund equity grants to new ...

Asteron selects Olicc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Asteron has partnered with Olicc Technologies to provide an insurance application tracking system that could potentially reduce overhead costs for financial planners. The partnership means planners are able to follow Asteron Lifeguard applications for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... the All Ordinaries gained 92.1 points to 6660.5. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied overnight, buoyed by hopes that a government plan to stem home foreclosures would help ease the housing slump's drag on the economy and underpin profit growth. Shares of home ...

'Tis the season to invest

While many Australians will be thinking about their Christmas shopping list, a survey has found one in ten will spend the holiday break thinking about their investments. Mortgage broker X Inc Finance has surveyed nearly 300 people last month to find ...