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Low cost to full service is possible

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
Demonstrating how it is possible for a manufacturer of low priced financial products to evolve into a full service client centre, Aussie Home Loans is to embark on a marketing campaign designed to show consumers they are not just a source of cheap loans. ...

Praemium puts in place UK board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
Praemium has announced the appointment of a UK board as the next step in its UK expansion strategy. The new board will monitor and advise on the development of the UK business, which was funded through the initial public offering and listing of the ...

Super roll-over promoter to serve time

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
A Gold Coast superannuation scheme promoter has been sentenced to jail for his part in dishonestly advising clients on the use of rolling over preserved benefits and putting the funds towards the purchase of a home. Rocco Ferrantino entered a guilty ...

Fund advertising is essential: Retailers Assoc

The Australian Retailers Association, the employer group that is the principal sponsor of the public offer industry fund REST, has told the Senate Super Inquiry that post-choice super funds have no choice but to advertise. "Advertising is an essential ...

Hedge funds set to splurge on IT

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
In the past the hedge funds sector has not proven fertile ground for IT providers, but a new report suggests all that is about to change with the sector's IT investment set to grow to $3.3 billion by 2009. A new report from Datamonitor, Securities Processing ...

St.George to re-hire lenders as contractors

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... described this plan as "launching a mobile lending channel" and said the bank would refer to this lending channel as 'Mortgage Connect'. The bulletin to brokers said Mortgage Connect will move the bank's existing mobile lenders and new mobile lenders ...

CFS GAM in Chinese JV

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2006
Commonwealth Bank's funds management arm, Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM), has cast a significant vote of confidence in China, investing $7.7 million in a joint venture with a Chinese asset manager. The joint venture, with aims ...

Van Eyk appoints AQR, drops Perpetual and Cap Intl

Research and investment group van Eyk has re-jigged its Blueprint International Shares Fund, reducing its stake in Perpetual and Capital International to make way for US-based AQR Capital Management. AQR Capital is distributed locally by BT Fund Management. ...

BNPPSS zooms in on Asian opportunities

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNPPSS) is looking to expand its operations into Asia and has started the ball rolling, appointing a new French managing director and expanding his job title to include responsibility for the Asia region. Filling in ...

Allianz builds performance from the Grassroots

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
Showcasing its capabilities last week, Allianz Global Investors Australia (Allianz GI) revealed one of its primary investment weapons - the Grassroots Research platform that uses journalists and researchers in the field to test whether a company is ...