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Get rid of the Greek: Russell

The separation of alpha and beta when chasing the highest investment returns may be all the rage right now, but according to the head of Russell Investment the less Greek used in industry jargon the better off investors will be. Alan Schoenheimer, managing ...

SMAs step up to platforms

Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group is the latest to join a growing number of dealer groups who are pioneering the use of separately managed accounts (SMAs), touted the biggest thing since platforms. AFS joins Tolhurst Noall and Lonsdale Financial ...

AXA Asia Pac chief to bow out

AXA Asia Pacific group chief executive, Les Owen, has said he does not intend to extend his contract which expires at year-end, stating the time is right for a change after his near seven year tenure at the top. "I have been in my role for nearly 7 ...

Borrowers in trouble after rate hike

The country's peak building and construction group fears the Reserve Bank's move to lift interest rates by 0.25 per cent represents a financial blow that many home owners can ill afford. Wilhelm Harnisch, chief executive of Master Builders Australia ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open weaker, after a negative lead from the Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0720 AEST, the September share price index contract was down 20 points at 4,949. Today the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announces ...

Govt moves on bankruptcy super shield

The Federal Government has abandoned its previously proposed line of attack towards bankrupt individuals who try to dodge their creditors by exploiting a super loophole, instead adopting a more common sense approach to the long-running problem. Late ...

No conflict, more interest on MLC

Amid industry calls to curb conflicts of interest when giving advice, MLC will fundamentally change how it values an adviser's business from a model based on a set formula favouring in-house products to one based on an independent market valuation. ...

AMP caught on conflicts

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP) has been pulled up by the regulator for giving 300 clients unnecessary or inadequate super switching advice and having inadequate conflicts of interest procedures in place. Only months after the regulator's shadow shopping ...

First Capital and Explorer to launch SMSF wrap 'OzSuper'

ASX listed finance group First Capital is set to acquire separately managed account (SMA) provider Explorer Group for $14.6 million and launch what it claims is the first self-managed super fund (SMSF) wrap in the country. Through the acquisition, First ...

Macq merges hedge funds to form $1bn MQ

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
Macquarie Bank's Equity Markets Group has announced that it is combining its separate hedge fund businesses under the name MQ Specialist Investment Management (MQ) to form a combined $1 billion heavy hitter. Greg Mackay, the head of newly formed MQ ...