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UN PRI gets tough and de-lists signatories

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) is kicking out around six signatories next month for failing to fulfill their reporting duties. James Gifford, executive director of the PRI, said the signatories would be de-listed after ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... news from the US overnight and strong commodity prices," said Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist, Michael Heffernan. "The important thing about today is that it comes after substantial gains yesterday, and we've been able to maintain ...

Corporate governance needs national voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Asia Pacific investors need to develop an organisation at a national level to effectively manage corporate governance issues, according to a corporate governance expert. Jamie Allen, secretary general at the Asian Corporate Governance Association in ...

Select hires advisory panel

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... executives to its investment advisory panel. The investment advisory panel, which informs the investment committee, includes Michael Adam, co-founder of Aspect Capital and AHL now Man Investments and Sam Armstrong and Rob Morrison, both partners at Barwon ...

Platform money flows back into markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Colonial First State FirstChoice and MLC MasterKey, two of Australia's largest investment platforms, are experiencing inflows away from cash and into listed markets and other growth strategies. Brent Howells, head of product MasterKey at MLC, said the ...

Prescriptive regulation is not the answer: Tanner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
Future financial services regulation should be flexible to deal with new problems as they arise but not invasive or prescriptive, said Lindsay Tanner, minister for finance and deregulation. Speaking at the International Corporate Governance Network ...

ASIC charts margin lending requirements

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
The regulator has released two proposals on the training conditions for financial advisers and requirements for firms dealing in margin lending products. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released the Consultation Paper 108 ...

Instreet BDM hires pay off

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
Instreet Investment's fund inflows have doubled to over $10 million a month since the firm hired a business development manager in Queensland and Melbourne. The firm hired Gabriel Carey and Susanne Bransgrove as senior business development managers ...

Berry Fin Services ready for next growth phase

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
Berry Financial Services managing director and FPA chair, Julie Berry, said ComCorp's 40 per cent stake gives her company more firepower to grow its client base, particularly in the credit union sector. MMC Contrarian subsidiary, ComCorp Financial Advice ...

More mortgage brokers to sell insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... services that Mortgage Choice customers can access when meeting with our consultants," said Mortgage Choice chief executive, Michael Russell. Mortgage Choice's announcement followed John Symond's statement late last month that he intended to "shake up" ...