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Regulator clamps down on conflicts of interest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
A UK pension fund regulator has drafted a report to assist trustees in reviewing governance arrangements and eliminate any potential conflict of interest. The report was drafted after a review of UK pension funds identified potential conflicts of interest ...

Reputex to tap $554bn sector

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... supply chain services, coupled with high barriers to entry due to technology and knowledge constraints plus strong pricing power, makes these industries a very appealing investment case," he said. "Upstream suppliers are under immense pressure to fill ...

Australian super funds sticking with equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... diminished by between A$1.1 trillion and A$1.6 trillion since the beginning of the year." Illustrating the growing economic power of superannuation, Watson Wyatt found Australian superannuation fund asset represented almost 105 per cent of the value ...

Power up on low emission stocks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... natural gas which now represented fair value with some good investment possibilities." According to Baker, Babcock & Brown Power's stock displayed strong distribution yield and generated stable income yet the stock fell 30 per cent in six months. APA ...

Equity Trustees super six times bigger

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... Trustees Limited has increased its superannuation business by $542 million over a four-year period thanks to the cumulative power of minor acquisitions. "When the [superannuation business] was acquired in 2003 it was around $108 million now its up to ...

Oil rich city pours $17.1b in SRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... will cover carbon reduction schemes, sustainable development, research and development as well as solar, wind and hydrogen power. Sultan Ahmad Al Jaber, chief executive at Masdar, said Abu Dhabi had been a leader in the hydrocarbon sector for almost ...

Matrix selects DMS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
Matrix Planning Solutions has given the thumbs up to Dealer Management System (DMS) Adviser Online software after successfully implementing the software across its dealer group. DMS software provides transparent revenue information, a fully functional ...

AMP grants $100,000 to Future2

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
... in the area. Terry Power was appointed chair of the Future2 board meanwhile Peter Bobbin, Ray Griffin, David Haintz and Michael Neary were appointed trustees.

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
... a leading Indian engineering and construction group. "You have a hungry economy crying out for energy and fuel," said Michael Carter, Austrade's Trade Commissioner for India. While the need for government and even foreign direct investment money to fund ...

Fiducian launches India fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... Singh is the best small and mid cap fund manager. Singh said the fund's investments are weighted towards infrastructure, power and banking with 13 per cent invested in metals and basic engineering, 12 per cent in construction and 11 per cent in technology. ...