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Fiji Reserve Bank imposes credit controls

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
The political and financial nightmare facing Australian financial institutions in their long-time captive market of Fiji is getting worse by the day. They look to have little choice but to co-operate with harsh new regulations imposed on them by the ...

OneVue partners with Super Concepts

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
OneVue has teamed up with self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist, Super Concepts to provide an integrated SMSF administration service that allows advisers to easily meet compliance requirements and invest in a range of different assets. Brett Marsh ...

Local funds hold firm on US equities

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
Super funds are holding firm on their exposure to US equities despite the Dow Jones Index slipping below 7,000, its lowest level in more than a decade. Melbourne based investment consultancy, JANA Investment Advisers head of investment outcomes, Ken ...

The Ides of March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... the Roman calendar, the ides of March refers to the 15th day of the month of March. It was a festive day celebrating the Mars, the god of war. In modern times it has taken on an ominous sense ever since Julius Caesar's assassination on this date have ...

Parlie inquiry into sales commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
Its game on for financial advice in Australia now that Parliament has convened a fast-paced inquiry into the role advisers, commissions and regulatory gaps played in the recent spate of financial services collapses. The Inquiry's wide ranging Terms ...

SMAs champion tax time efficiency

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
Separately managed account (SMA) provider Direct Portfolio Services is axing brokerage for a limited time on all funds invested in its products to incentivise investors in the countdown towards the end of the financial year. Hoping to educate investors ...

Pentafin and Direct Portfolio merger complete

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
Pentafin's merger with Direct Portfolio is now complete - making the consolidated group a stronger player in the managed accounts space. The new group offers an upgraded suite of products and services in managed accounts, managed funds and superannuation. ...

Managed accounts hold trumpcard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
As investors get jittery about their portfolios after Opes Prime and Lift Capital's collapse, the inherent feature of investors retaining beneficial ownership of their shares has become a key selling point for separately managed accounts (SMAs), industry ...

Telstra Super eyes distressed debt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
Telstra Super has committed more funds in distressed debt strategies in the past six months, echoing industry sentiment that the time may be ripe to look at assets hit by sub-prime. Nicole Connolly, Telstra Super portfolio manager for alternative assets ...

AUD to fall in second half of 2008: KBC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
The slowing world economy will dampen demand for Australian commodities, which will slow demand for our dollar and see the AUD drop in value by year's end, said KBC Asset Management in its latest world round-up report. "The declining demand for raw ...