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Praemium signs on UK Fat Prophets

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
ASX listed separately managed account (SMA) technology provider Praemium has signed a letter of engagement with the UK arm of Fat Prophets to launch its own branded version of the British version of the SMA, SO Smartfund. According to a statement released ...

Bluestone repositions reverse mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
Bluestone Group will stop distributing reverse mortgages through brokers and financial planners and will focus its activities on distribution through alliance partners. Bluestone chief executive Peter McGuinness said the group had alliances with Westpac ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on the back of a positive finish on Wall Street overnight and a surge in metals prices. At 0730 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 44 points at 5,761. In equities ...

Trust and Russell redefine philanthropic investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Trust has teamed up with Russell Investment Group to launch the Trust Philanthropy Fund, an investment product that provides regular income and returns that best suit a not-for-profit organisations. Russell Investment Group's (Russell) multi manager ...

Snowball buys Mastertek

ASX listed financial services firm Snowball Group has acquired 100 per cent of the assets of specialist corporate superannuation business, Mastertek Benefit Consultants (MBC). Snowball will snap up all the assets of MBC, while the acquisition will be ...

Tax relief will drive insurance cover

Changes to tax rules on insurance within and outside super will go a long way in addressing the country's underinsurance problems, according to Watson Wyatt. "The ability for employers to provide insurance cover for all employees would be enhanced if ...

Our two-track super model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd could be sending strong regulatory signals when he said people earning more than $60,000 may not need welfare support and government protection. The Prime Minister this morning told Fairfax radio that the people who really ...

Short selling shouldn't be sold short

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
The overreaction against short selling and securities lending need to calm down, said Greenwich Alternative Investments. "Short selling provides liquidity and allows you to make calls in both directions," said Ryan Pearson, Greenwich senior vice president ...

Lift victims may get cash back

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Investors caught out in Lift Capital's collapse may be compensated up to the full amount of their investments, according to McGrath Nicol, the administrator of the firm. "Some investors will receive a substantial or full return of the underlying equity ...

Snowball buys Yarra Financial

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Snowball Group has acquired Yarra Financial Group, which runs a $130 million funds under advice (FUA) financial planning practice and a separate accounting business. The deal means Yarra Financial Group's (Yarra) accounting and financial planning businesses ...