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Pimco plans absolute return fixed interest fund

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... working on a new absolute return fixed interest fund, the Pimco Absolute Return Series (PARS), which will use leverage to let investors dial up their exposures. Speaking at the Portfolio Construction Conference on Wednesday, Pimco senior vice president ...

Don't gamble with personal insurance: AXA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
... "That's the real challenge for insurance providers - if we can't make a contemporary case to our customers they'll simply let us slip. We need to continually redefine our product offering," Hogg said. "Right now I'm focused on keeping our insurance offer ...

Symantec turns compliance into revenue

As the financial services industry continues to grapple with rising compliance-related spend, software giant Symantec has announced plans to develop IT solutions that will turn what is traditionally a cost burden into a profit-generating investment. ...

Compliance alone doesn't make the grade

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
... better in taking ownership of the issues themselves and defining standards from within. "Competent is not professional. And let me say - we never said it was."

Fixed income not for everyone, yet: FIIG

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2006
... offer products the customer actually wants. "If the customer wants a short-term deposit or instrument and we can provide it, let's deliver that to them... And that product really is about delivering a short-term return over and above what you could get ...

Value of advice shines at Tupicoffs

Financial planner Neil Kendall from financial planning group Tupicoffs has successfully demonstrated the 'value of advice' after his one-off pro-bono work for a low income client saw them nearly $300,000 better off. Announced the winner of this year's ...

Macquarie buys insolvent Canadian mortgage funder

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
Macquarie Bank will buy Canadian mortgage funder Cervus Financial Group Inc - currently in bankruptcy protection - for A$15 million. According Canadian media reports, Cervus has around A$1.2 billion in loans under management for a market share of less ...

Govt will not ban commissions: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... industry how it is to be paid," he said. "I believe very strongly that it is a decision for you as an industry to make, so let me be extra clear and a little bit blunt, I think it is an issue you do need to sort out, quickly." The debate has picked up ...

MERs out of date and disclosure still an ordeal: Westbrook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2006
... "love to" be able to communicate with his members in a common sense and to the point way. "But my compliance people won't let me do that because it opens up liabilities if we don't disclose absolutely everything we have to disclose." Instead of his preferred ...

Small personal loans for low income earners: ANZ

... incomes, unemployed, disabled and from Indigenous communities. "These people may feel too intimidated to enter a bank branch, let alone apply for a loan to cover unexpected costs. In some cases, they borrow from 'loan sharks' or payday lenders at interest ...