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Managed accounts move one step closer to benchmarking

Members of the Institute of Managed Account Providers (iMAP) have formed a working group that will help develop the standards for benchmarking managed accounts (MAs), in a bid to help financial advisers compare MAs in a uniform format. Ratings agency ...

ASX preps for emissions scheme

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is gearing up to introduce a futures market for emissions following the government's decision to introduce an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). ASX has welcomed the move and said it will provide business with certainty ...

Kiwibank fined over lack of disclosure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
New Zealand government-owned bank Kiwibank yesterday pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act while a banking group recently appointed as a KiwiSaver default fund is also under investigation. The case concerns banks which failed to properly ...

Asteron launches Lifeguard range with market-first PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
Asteron launched its new Lifeguard range of life insurance policies, showcasing reduced prices, four new options and a market-first compact "reference to web" PDS. The new range includes cancer cover, a pregnancy premium waiver, premium-free child cover ...

NZ Govt appoints KiwiSaver defaults

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
The New Zealand Government has appointed the six super funds it has chosen as default providers for its KiwiSaver voluntary retirement savings scheme. The six providers are the ASB banking group, AMP, ING, Mercer, National Mutual Corporate Super and ...

Going nuts over macadamias

It might sound nutty to some investors but one company is offering a managed investment scheme (MIS) that hopes to crack into the global demand for macadamias. Also known as the Queensland nut or 'kindal kindal' in aboriginal, macadamia is the only ...

Orix sells to Allco

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
Finance company Orix Australia has sold three of its five business divisions to Allco Finance Group. The business, equipment and commercial property finance operations will form part of the restructure of Allco Hybrid Investment Trust, which was announced ...

Allco hunts niche finance acquisitions

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2006
Allco Finance Group will turn the Allco Hybrid Investment Trust into a listed company and use it as a vehicle for a move into a range of additional finance company activities covering agribusiness finance, lending for property development, mezzanine ...

S&P to rate NZ financials

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2006
Standard & Poor's is set to launch a new relative ratings scheme for New Zealand non-bank finance entities. Standard & Poor's New Zealand Relative Strength Ratings will measure the relative financial strength of New Zealand non-bank finance entities ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
Insight into the CPI data of Wednesday this week arrived today with the publication by the ABS of producer price data. Final stage of production prices increased by 1 per cent over the quarter and 4 per cent compared to this time last year largely as ...