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Banks to benefit from new FI interface

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... securities. The group's dealer-to-dealer market opened only last year and processes government and semigovernment securities and AUD corporate, supra, agency and sovereign fixed and floating rate securities. Half a dozen major banks have equity stakes ...

SimCorp scoops Vendor of the Year award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Financial services software provider SimCorp bags a top award for its new module, XpressInstruments, which allows fund managers to better track and analyse structured products and exotic instruments. US trade publication Operations Management awarded ...

Gamers target lost super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
Chasing cats and avoiding wombats all in a bid to find lost superannuation is part of AUSfund's campaign to get more people to consider finding their lost retirement savings. The fund's online game involves participants taking on a role as a dog that ...

KPMG under fire on Westpoint audit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Financial watchdog ASIC is suing accountancy firm KPMG over its auditing of companies in the Westpoint Group, a move that renews investor hopes to recover as much as $200 million lost when Westpoint collapsed. The action, taken on behalf of eight Westpoint ...

Motivational advice for advisers

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF THE AFA CONFERENCE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Motivation is hard to come by when the entire world is suffering from a debilitating crisis of confidence, but an upcoming adviser conference will highlight that persistence in the face of adversity pays. The organisers behind next week's Association ...

Ex-Intech CEO joins Deloitte

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
Intech Investment Consultants' former chief executive Michael Monaghan has joined Deloitte's superannuation practice. Monaghan's appointment, along with the recruitment of senior Big Four superannuation tax partner, Noelle Kelleher, follow Deloitte's ...

Hedge funds to beat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... Telstra Super Best Fund of Fund 2008 Winner Investor Select Advisors Global Opportunity Fund Finalist Pioneer AllWeather (AUD) Absolute Return Fund Finalist FRM - Absolute Alpha Fund PCC Limited Diversified (AUD)

ASIC completes unlisted asset guide

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) finalised its guidelines to improve disclosure in unlisted mortgage and unlisted property schemes which represent $70 billion in funds under management (FUM). In the finalised document, ASIC ...

Segmentation prompts industry warning

MICHAEL HOBBS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
Despite a focus on the younger generation driving a segmented approach to marketing, super funds must correctly implement the strategy to ensure its older members aren't ignored, according to Robin Bowerman, Vanguard Investments head of retail. "If ...

Kenya budgets right for investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... that firm. The minimum capital requirement of a broker has been increased 10-fold from Kshs 5 million to Kshs 50 million (AUD$839,000) and eight-fold for an investment bank from Kshs 30 million to Kshs 250 million (AUD$4.2 million). To protect investors ...