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Ord Minnett appoints head of research

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... Asset Management in the UK. Scott will be responsible for running both the investment strategy team which is headed by Simon Kent-Jones and Ord Minnett's team of research analysts who are based in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Scott has a Bachelor ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...

ASIC cracks down on MIS scammer

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
ASIC has turned its attention on a managed investment scheme (MIS) operator, James Kentwell Lovell, who allegedly fleeced $7.9 million from 200 investors, including self-managed super funds. On 29 July 2009, ASIC obtained interim orders in the Supreme ...

Not your average Clark Kent

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
He doesn't fly or fight villains, but guides members through the superannuation maze - meet Media Super's latest mascot, Super Hero. The latest "member" of the $2.5 billion Media Super team has been designed to help members understand their investment ...

Options Strategy branches out to Spark Green

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... challenging," said Sullivan. Demand from the financial services industry prompted Options Strategy to develop the business, said Tony Kent, Spark Green managing director. "The launch of a specialist agency for the finance sector was a natural progression ...

ETFs weather one-stock shocks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
According to Ord Minnett head of research and investment strategist Simon Kent-Jones, investors burnt from the Centro Properties fallout could have lessened the heartache of their losses had they invested in ETFs rather than direct company shares. "In ...

VFMC gets centralised

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... underlying managers - which can have a huge impact in reducing the portfolio's costs and therefore increase net returns." Kent Sutherland, VFMC's investment director for Australian equities, said while the service would initially play a minor role in ...

Westpac goes to water

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
... increased 21 per cent. One of the highlights for the group was Hastings' acquisition in 2005 of the English water company Mid Kent Water. Last year Hastings bought another English water company, South East Water, giving it management of a portfolio of ...

Solid stock picks in 2007: Ord Minnett

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... 2007 quarter. WHK Group was another which Ord Minnett believed would do well out of the high volumes of super money. Simon Kent-Jones, head of research for Ord Minnett, said, "We believe the weight of superannuation money will help sustain strong profit ...

AIMA boosts executive committee

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
... The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has appointed two new members to its executive committee. David Kent, executive chairman of Everest Babcock & Brown, and David Travers, managing director of investor services at State Street Australia ...