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Doors open for new ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
Barclays' decision to place its leading exchange traded funds (ETFs) business, iShares, up for sale has the potential to change the sector's dynamic and lower the barrier to new entrants. The company has released a brief statement overnight confirming ...

AIG: 100 per cent GFC proof

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
'Under these circumstances, it's hard to understand how derivative traders at A.I.G. warranted any bonuses at all, much less US$165 million in extra pay. How do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the company afloat?' US President ...

Jobless rate in perspective

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
'Job losses worst for 18 years' (AFR). 'Australian Jobless Rate Climbs to 4-Year High of 5.2%' (Bloomberg). Boy oh boy, here we go again. Each time Australia's job numbers are updated, we get the media's display of their masochistic tendencies. We are ...

Praemium teams up with BNP Paribas

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
Aussie tech firm Praemium is poised to shake up the discretionary market in the UK when it teamed up with BNP Paribas to create a discretionary and platform service there. ASX listed Praemium partnered with BNP Paribas to target advisers and wealth ...

Martin Currie rakes $500m and growing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
Scottish fund manager Martin Currie couldn't have picked the worst time to set up an Australian base but that hasn't stopped them from winning $500 million in new mandates thanks to the track record of their global alpha strategy. In the middle of the ...

CORRECTION: Snowball expands corp super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
Snowball Group has acquired the corporate superannuation business of Hood Sweeney Securities, a move that adds $80 million in funds to the group's existing corporate super funds under advice. The deal does not affect Hood Sweeney Securities Pty Ltd ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The events of the past two weeks provided a microcosm of the on-going global financial crisis. The past 14 days capture the drama cum horror story that is being played out all around the world over the course of nearly two years. Fresh US data released ...

Advisers caught for market manipulation

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
Two former client advisers have been found guilty of market manipulation following ASIC investigations. According to a statement by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Rocco Musumeci and Richard John Wade were yesterday handed custodial ...

More donations to help Bushfire Appeal

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
Donations continue to pour from the financial services industry for those affected by the bushfires in Victoria. In a massive outpouring of support for the victims and their families, many firms have donated cash (at least $7.2 million in total on last ...

E*Trade signs on Praemium

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
Praemium Limited has signed a deal with E*Trade Australia to provide the tech firm's tax reporting solution to all 350,000 of the latter's Australian clients. Praemium said the arrangement will enable E*Trade clients to manage their investment tax reporting ...