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Optimum hires RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... concluded that RBC Dexia is the ideal company to deliver these investor services for our pooled funds," said Claude Lamonde, president of Optimum Asset Management. Optimum specialises in active and index portfolio management and offers ten different ...

No instant gratification

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... again as downbeat US economic data released overnight brought home this point. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen underscored this point remarking that, 'Virtually every major sector of the economy has been hit by the financial ...

Investors question direct property valuations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... "Why on earth have we made an illiquid asset class liquid, just to get it to fit into platforms?" asked Linden Toll, president of the Australian Direct Property Association, at the PIR property investment conference. "For funds under management growth," ...

Back to basics for property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... property valuation firm LandMark White group, secured the services of ex-Investa fund manager Michael Este and ADPIA president Linden Toll to pioneer the fund. The fund breaks down into a target investment mix of 30 per cent Australian listed property ...

AIG Australia to be retained

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... statement it issued on 4 October. Australian policyholders are being formally notified this week. Mark Wilson, regional president for AIG Life Companies in Asia Pacific AIG, said the decision to retain their Asian businesses heralds a new era for the ...

GESB Mutual names board

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
WA-based GESB Mutual appointed its first board which includes a former executive vice president of Woodside Energy, Keith Spence and former BT Group chief economist and chief investment officer, Andre Morony. The remaining board includes Macquarie Bank ...

Wickham wins actuary of the year

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... Darren Wickham has won the title of Actuary of the Year 2008 by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. Greg Martin, president of the institute, conferred the award in recognition of Wickam's dedication and contribution to his profession, particularly ...

Putnam hoists money guaranty flag

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... thing to do for shareholders who are understandably concerned about preserving their assets," said Robert Reynolds, president and chief executive of Putnam. Reynolds said Putnam's market money funds have so far maintained their US$1.00 share price. But ...

Blue chip shares open to retail

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... maturity, and the potential to earn up to 10 per cent per annum from the FRM Diversified III Master Fund. J.P. Morgan vice president, equity derivatives and structured products David Jones-Prichard said the volatile markets are spurring investors to ...

US Senate passes bail-out 74 to 25

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... resistance to the bill in the Senate than in Congress. Provided there were no conflicting amendments in the separate Houses, President GW Bush will expedite passage of the bill for its immediate enactment as soon as it passes Congress. However, there ...