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Helmich appointed Future2 chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... Griffin, director at Capricorn Investment Partners, David Haintz, private client adviser at Shadforth Financial Group and Michael Neary, head of financial services industry at Telstra Enterprise & Government.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... was three points higher at 4686, on a volume of 9395 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said investors were predictably taking a break after the market's strong surge in recent weeks. "Last week was up ...

Treasury buys stake in two boutiques

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
Treasury Group has expanded its boutique line-up, investing in absolute return manager AR Capital Management and Scotland-based global thematic equities manager Aubrey Capital Management. The deal means Treasury Group will own 30 per cent of each fund ...

New era at Aberdeen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
The Aberdeen-Credit Suisse deal signed early this year culminates in a new senior management at the combined firm, with Aberdeen COO Brett Jollie promoted as new head while chief exec Bill Bovingdon and two other senior execs depart. Bovingdon, chief ...

Beware the leveraged ETF

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... counterparts who have lost their fortunes trading leveraged ETFs - products that could one day hit Australian shores. Michael Krause, president of ETF research house AltaVista Research, said one of the most popular ETF products to hit the market a year ...

Managers reverse stance on Euro equities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... see emerging markets as the only global growth story. Investors now have a broader regional and sector strategy," said Michael Hartnett, chief global equities strategist at Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Research. While fund manager sentiment ...

Trustees gain climate change guide

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Superannuation trustees can get a firmer grip on what climate change means to portfolios after a trustee guide was updated to include information on the proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme and key questions to ask fund managers. The Investor ...

Sunsuper grows member appeal through advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Sunsuper's pension product has attracted 70 new members and roughly $20 million in inflows every month thanks mainly to its new financial planning program. The fund's pension, Today and Tomorrow, hit the $500 million mark in funds under administration ...

Guardian appoints regional manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... growth and development of the Guardian business in the key regions under his remit. Meanwhile Guardian had also appointed Michael Townshend to the role of practice development manager for Victoria/Tasmania/South Australia. Browning said Townshend is ...

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
An industry association has questioned why super funds provide a range of investments options after a survey found less than 6.5 per cent of members switched funds in the past three years. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) survey ...