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ASIC tightens short-selling rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... traded options, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and warrant markets are all exempt from the shorting restrictions. Spencer Young, chief executive of top long/short fund manager HFA Asset Management said ASIC made a sensible move when it imposed a blanket ...

ANZIIF launches website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) is launching a website to encourage young insurance professionals to get involved with industry events and new developments. The institute's website is part of the Generation ...

B&B appoint CFO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... the firm's funds including Australian Rail Group and eircom plc. Before joining the firm, Fanning was a partner at Ernst & Young and a director of its transaction advisory service. Fanning retains his board position on Babcock & Brown Capital Management. ...

IOOF targets Gen Y super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... services business and super provider for Australian Gen-Yers. The firm claims its services have been developed exclusively for young investors, and like Virgin and Max Super, individuum's super members will be able to manage their super online. David ...

Templeton targets Vietnam

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... services projects that will contribute to the development of the Vietnamese stock market and securities sector. "Vietnam is a young market, but the potential is immense. We believe it will grow to become one of Asia's most important markets and we want ...

Segmentation prompts industry warning

MICHAEL HOBBS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... is constantly shunned. "[Kim] claims she isn't ready for the kind of commitment Super is talking about - a reflection of young people's reluctance to embrace superannuation," said Michael Davidson, CPA Australia superannuation policy manager. "We wanted ...

Super marketing with grunt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... Australia's entry was a YouTube campaign directed at Gen X and Gen Y members. It's a two-minute black-and-white comedy with a young man personifying a young woman's super fund. Another winner was Host Plus, which won an award for its member annual report. ...

Shift ad budget for Gen Y: Williams

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... stressed the need to get the message right. "If boomers and Gen X start to talking to Gen Y about what they think is cool, young people will be repelled. Don't be tricked to change the website to say 'hey dude', because they'll know it's fake," she said. ...

Till taxes do us part

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... very worthwhile for all parties," he said. The perceived saving grace of a CGT rollover relief may also yield traps for young individuals. Griffin added that it may be more advantageous at times to pay any CGT liability at the time of settlement, instead ...

Tech will bond insurers and planners: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... with high tech information exchange and electronic filing systems, according to AFA financial adviser of the year, Phil Young. Speaking at yesterday's Association of Financial Advisers national forum in Sydney yesterday, Young, from Zurich Financial ...