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Mortgage managers sanguine over Macquarie exit

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
Mortgage managers and originators say they are taking the news of Macquarie Bank's decision to quit the mortgage market in their stride, insisting they had multiple funding sources and could replace the Macquarie funding without feeling any impact on ...

Double the super for wealthier Australians

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Well-off Australians are making double the effort to boost their additional superannuation contributions compared to their less wealthy counterparts, a new study has shown. Wealth benchmark's Personal Finances of Wealth Australians - 2008 Institutional ...

PI increase sparks debate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
CHOICE, the independent body representing consumers has thrown its support behind ASIC's proposed changes to professional indemnity (PI) insurance required by financial planners and other AFS licensees. Only this week, the Financial Industry Complaints ...

FICS raises maximum claim to $150k

Investors who lodge a complaint against their fund manager, financial planner or stockbroker can claim up to $150,000, up 50 per cent from the previous limit of $100,000 under a new policy by the Financial Industry Complaints Service (FICS). From 1 ...

Investec arrives in Aus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
Global investment giant Investec Asset Management is sending one of its top guys, head of UK institutional Mark Samuelson, to spearhead its expansion in Australia. Samuelson leaves his London-base role to become the new managing director at Investec ...

Rocketing small caps slow big cap funds

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
Strong small cap performance in the last three years has dragged down a large cap manager's performance relative to the index, according to data from research software provider Inalytics. The discovery came when a UK pension fund client asked Inalytics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market has received a negative lead from Wall Street, and from London where metal prices tumbled across the board last night. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, however, the December Share Price Index was up 32 points ...

ARIA appoints Exec of the Year as new deputy CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
ARIA has appointed former MTAA executive and 2006 Fund Executives Association (FEAL) Executive of the Year Paul Watson as deputy chief executive officer of the $17 billion Australian public servant super fund. Commencing on 16 July, Watson arrives after ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... requirements for overseas medics who are or wish to become permanent residents of Australia. Medical practitioners who arrive on s457 visas who work in areas of need such as rural GPs, postgraduates and employer sponsored entrants are able to bypass ...

Advice scam nets accountant 8 years inside

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
An accountant who fleeced nearly $1 million from investors through his financial advice business has been jailed for eight years. Piet Walters was found guilty of 14 charges of dishonesty relating to $972,000 given to his Drury Management business in ...