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CFD health check prompts more oversight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
The regulator has stepped up its monitoring of the contract for difference (CFD) market and proposed new measures to improve the market's transparency, following a study that found consumers are still confused about the risks when trading CFDs. The ...

Karagianis moves to MLC

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
MLC has recruited Michael Karagianis, former UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) head of asset allocation and investment strategy, to join the group. Besides working for four years at UBSGAM, Karagianis was previously the head of asset allocation ...

HFA renames to CERTITUDE Global Investments

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
HFA Asset Management is rebranding to CERTITUDE Global Investments as the business repositions itself as a multi-asset active manager. The CERTITUDE brand will replace the HFA Asset Management name across its product marketing and branding in Australia ...

GESB can manage tougher measures on capital reserves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
WA-based GESB said the super fund supports the Cooper Review's recommendation on new capital requirements and said it won't be an issue even if - in theory - the super fund grows to $350 billion, the average size of a super fund by 2035 based on Treasury ...

CFSGAM aims for top quartile UN PRI performance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), the largest fund manager in the country, mounts an ambitious strategy to rank as a top quartile fund based on performance when measured against the key principles set in the UN PRI. At a briefing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... was 28 points higher at 4,375. There are no economic data scheduled for Friday. In equities news, AGL managing director Michael Fraser addresses the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, in Adelaide. Perth-based Talga Gold Ltd lists on the Australian ...

Another LIC fails

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
Shareholders in listed investment company (LIC), India Equities Fund, have voted to return capital to investors - highlighting another example of the weaknesses of LIC vehicles. More than 95 per cent of the fund's investors voted for the board's proposed ...

First State Super plugs in with mobile app

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... its website that allows members to check daily unit and pension prices, seminar dates and log in to check their balance. Michael Dwyer, chief executive at First State Super, said the fund's members have embraced technology as a means to access super. ...

CommInsure completes business restructure, appoints two GMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... its previous model - when it appointed one of its senior staff, Claire Roberts to general manager in wholesale life, and Michael Browne from head of marketing to general manager in business services. Roberts, currently CommInsure's general manager in ...

ETFs tough to white label

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Following the rising interest in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Australia, some financial planning groups are considering having their own branded ETFs - but that could be hard to do in practice due to structural issues, according to one ETF expert. ...