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Market plunge drives record margin calls

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
Margin lenders CommSec and St George Bank made record numbers of margin calls on Monday night and after yesterday's All Ordinaries 409 point drubbing, with another record in the making last night. CommSec managing director Matt Comyn, speaking late ...

A fund that holds water

It's not oil but water that could soon become the most price sensitive commodity in the future, an emerging theme that prompted Credit Suisse to create a trust that invests primarily in listed water companies. Called the Credit Suisse PL100 World Water ...

Ord Minnett STRIPES steps up the pace in Asia

Ord Minnett's STRIPES Asia Accelerator fund posted a 30 per cent gain over the past 12 months, proving that even though the 'Asia boom' story may be a well-worn theme the returns certainly aren't wearing out. STRIPES Asia Accelerator invests in five ...

TOWER adds two to its board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
TOWER Australia Group has appointed two new independent directors, chairman Dr Keith Barton announced yesterday. Peter Lewinsky and Ralph Pliner have been appointed to the board of TOWER effective immediately. Dr Barton said the two new directors would ...

SimCorp expands local office

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
SimCorp Asia has expanded its Sydney headquarters by four, bringing the Australian headcount to 23. The four new hires will be running the implementation and support functions and will report to SimCorp Asia's Sydney based operations director, Dennis ...

Ord Minnett launches focused international equities product

Stock broking and financial services group Ord Minnett has launched its second structured investment product, STRIPES Global Pinnacles, designed to address investor demand for international equities. Ord Minnett Asset Management's managing director ...

Ord Minnett goes with RBC Dexia

Ord Minnett has appointed RBC Dexia Investor Services as the custodian and investment administrator for its new Enhanced Income Fund. The Enhanced Income Fund, launched on 13 February, aims for strong income returns with a relatively low risk profile. ...

Skandia expands board

Skandia has appointed head of distribution Richard Borysiewicz to the board of its Australian operations. He joins two external non-executives and four executive directors on the board and his appointment follows seven months in his role as head of ...

Another casualty in Tasmanian solicitor schemes

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has picked up another scalp in its campaign against solicitors mortgages after Haydn Dodge of Sorrel, Tasmania pleaded guilty to fraud charges in the Supreme Court of Tasmania. Hodge, pleaded ...

Three walk from Macquarie

Head of credit at Macquarie Funds Management Michael Korber resigned on Friday along with two fellow members of the credit team and has been immediately replaced by current head of fixed interest research Dean Stewart. Korber and the two accompanying ...