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Fin services back associations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Financial services institutions and professionals continue to throw their support behind associations and industry bodies such as the FPA, ASFA and SPAA despite pressure to cut costs. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), Association of Superannuation ...

Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group is under fire from a human rights group for not disclosing key information around its operations in the Niger Delta - potentially exposing fund managers to unknown corporate governance issues. The Amnesty International letter ...

Hedge funds on a refund policy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Hedge fund investors are developing new fee structures around long-term performance - putting in place a "refund" clause if the hedge manager underperforms. The latest State Street Vision report on the sector found hedge fund investors are developing ...

AUSTRAC to probe anti-money laundering breaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has accepted enforceable undertakings from Barclays Bank PLC and Mega International Commercial Bank Co for breaching anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws. An AUSTRAC statement ...

Scheuber appointed QSuper chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
... former director-general, Department of Child Safety, Walter Ivessa, assistant under treasurer, Queensland Treasury, and Michael Barnes, general secretary, Queensland Police Union of Employees as trustees to its board. Deeth joined the Queensland Department ...

NY fund blacklists Gazprom and Petrobras

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has pulled out $100 million of the fund's investments in nine companies including Gazprom, Oil & Natural Gas Corp and Petrobras on the back of a genocide report. The New York State comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli ...

Bankrupts jump on the web

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... give greater clarity and assistance to these stakeholders, including direction to further advice and information', said Michael Dwyer, ASIC Commissioner. Dwyer said company directors should familiarise themselves with the website particularly around ...

ETFs won't phase out index funds: Bowerman

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
The growth of exchange traded funds (ETFs) will not undermine the growth of traditional index fund products, according to Vanguard Investments. Vanguard Investments launched the firm's ETFs suite to the market in May as a way for investors to get access ...

Suncorp names CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
Suncorp has appointed a former top executive at Aviva plc, Patrick Snowball, as its new chief executive, five months after John Mulcahy stepped down from the role. Prior to joining the firm, Snowball worked at Aviva plc for seven years, holding a number ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... index contract was 65 points higher at 3,917 on a volume of 11,093 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the bourse had maintained gains after a surge in early trade, which was "an excellent way to finish the financial ...