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ING Australia reviews ING IM mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
ING Australia (INGA) is reviewing the firm's investment mandates with ING Investment Management (ING IM) as part of a broader asset management strategy review following the ANZ/INGA merger. Stewart Brentnall, chief investment officer at ING Australia ...

ASX companies fall short on corruption disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
Australian listed companies are not properly addressing potential corruption and bribery issues of their employees, a study revealed, amid one of Australia's biggest mining company's being forced to defend itself against corruption allegations. CAER ...

FPA and AFA back members to remain in industry

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) do not expect many of their members to exit the industry as a result of the government's financial advice reforms. Deen Sanders, acting chief executive at the FPA ...

Fortitude close to deal with dealer group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
Sydney-based hedge fund Fortitude Capital is close to signing a deal with a financial planning dealer group to provide access to the fund manager's Absolute Return Trust. John Corr, managing director and chief investment officer at Fortitude Capital ...

HOSTPLUS and ME drop Melbourne Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
HOSTPLUS and ME Bank have terminated their sponsorships with Melbourne Storm in the wake of the NRL scandal. David Elia, chief executive at HOSTPLUS, said the relationship with Melbourne Storm is untenable and has terminated its sponsorship immediately. ...

AXA technology available to all: provider

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
The technology behind AXA Australia's platform, one of the key reasons why the competition regulator blocked NAB's bid for the company, can be accessed by anyone in the market, according to one technology provider. This week the Australian Competition ...

Sovereign fund takes shine to platinum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
Sovereign fund Temasek and European-based pension fund APG are looking to invest more than $50 million each in a South African platinum exploration and development firm. Platmin announced that both parties have expressed an intention to buy over $50 ...

Hedge fund Apeiron joins Blue Sky

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
Award-winning hedge fund, Apeiron Global Macro Fund, has joined with Brisbane-based alternative strategies firm, Blue Sky Funds Management, to attract more institutional investment. David Hobart, managing director at Apeiron, said the hedge fund manages ...

India Equities puts cash to work

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
The India Equities fund has increased its exposure to the Indian finance sector by including Allahabad Bank into the portfolio as its tilt to the country's energy sector falls. The fund has more than $71 million invested across 58 Indian equities. An ...

Hockey calls for FSR review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, vows to review the Financial Services Reform (FSR) should the Coalition win the next election. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) forum this month, Hockey said the FSR legislation was not implemented ...