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Opes Prime director faces 22 charges

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Opes Prime director Laurie Emini has been charged with 22 offences of breaching his duties, following investigations by ASIC into the company's collapse. Laurie (Lirim) Emini was charged with offences of breaching his duties as a director of Opes Prime ...

Western Asset seeks ops in volatile markets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
One of the world's largest fixed-income managers, Western Asset Management, has launched a new absolute return credit fund aimed at exploiting credit opportunities amid volatile markets. Speaking at the Legg Mason Investment Symposium in Sydney yesterday ...

MLC cuts Wellington and appoints Carnegie

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
MLC has axed Wellington Management Company from its global equities fund manager line-up, and appointed Carnegie Asset Management as its new investment manager. Wellington's mandate was terminated because the firm tended to show "higher turnover than ...

LGS wins $2.1m green building fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
Local Government Super (LGS) has been awarded a $2.1 million Green Building Fund Grant by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. LGS was the only applicant to be awarded a grant on an exemplar basis, according to a statement from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker after losses on Wall Street overnight, with a late fall in stocks, and commodities generally lower. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 51 points ...

Henderson Maxwell pours $100m into MAs

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
Henderson Maxwell has transitioned $100 million into the Henderson Maxwell Managed Account Service for its clients. The managed account service has enabled Henderson Maxwell to deliver portfolios to clients that consist of Australian listed securities ...

Budget underwhelms planning groups

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
Financial planning groups have applauded tax discounts on savings and higher super guarantee payments, but most don't expect the Federal Budget's announcements will heavily impact client strategies. The Rudd Government's Federal Budget announced last ...

Macq Life upgrades risk products

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
Macquarie Life has improved the total and permanent disability (TPD) and disability income insurance features of its FutureWise and Super Protector risk products. The firm has increased the TPD maximum sum insured to $5 million for white collar professions. ...

Cooper wants collectables banned from SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
SMSFs should be banned from including collectables and 'personal use' assets into their fund and will be subject to tougher penalties if they break the rules, according to the preliminary recommendations of the Cooper Review released today.In the SMSF ...

LUCRF invests in new cash account

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
LUCRF Super has become the first investor in ME Bank's new Super Cash Management Account. ME Bank has developed this investment product which operates within the government guarantee on deposits. The aim is to provide investors, such as LUCRF, with ...