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Tricom gains approved rating

... progression for the fund and a vindication that we are on the right track with this type of investment strategy," said Tricom associate director Graham Parkes. "Our specialist skills in accessing and structuring new high yield corporate debt investments ...

Virgin conquers web

... funds like Virgin and maxsuper addressing consumer needs, particularly in cutting the red tape," said Andrew Keevers, associate director of research, Selecting Super. While the web is a hit, Virgin plans to give their product a more personal touch by ...

Overseas investors drive hedge funds: Report

... components. "The industry even in its current shape has capacity to be almost twice as big," said Glass. Andrew Keevers, associate director of research at Rainmaker and co-author of the report, said, "This report is unique because it looked not only ...

Banks to brace for bumpier ride: Fitch

... quality at the Australian banks has been near pristine; this is clearly unsustainable in the medium term," said Tim Roche, associate director at Fitch's Financial Institutions group and co-author of a new report on the sector. He added, "The effect of ...

Managing market might require regulatory change: Macfarlane

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
Speaking at the 2006 ABC Radio Boyer Lectures, former Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane said while growing national savings is good, it nonetheless leads to more reliance upon financial markets and money managers, potentially increasing volatility ...

ASIC updates court on Westpoint progress

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
The Federal Court in Perth yesterday received an update from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on its investigations into the Westpoint collapse in support of ASIC's bid to extend the freezing of assets of key Westpoint figures. ...

Westpoint Recovery Fund still in pursuit

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
Ian Bristow, trustee of the Westpoint Recovery Fund and managing director of Money Matters Financial Solutions, said he intends to maintain the legal pursuit of Westpoint directors, KPMG and eventually the regulator. Bristow issued a terse statement ...

Not-for-profits winning but master trusts catching up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... was 2.8 per cent, in 2004-05 the gap was 1.8 per cent but by 2005-06 the gap was only 1.1 per cent. Andrew Keevers, associate director of research at Rainmaker and author of the research, said, "This recent improvement by the master trusts has nothing ...

New planners lack listening skills

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... financial planners and the degree to which recently qualified planners possessed such skills. The research was undertaken by Associate Professor Beverley Jackling and Colin Sullivan, who highlighted the variety of education pathways planners have been ...

Rainmaker's CompareOnline now compares 385 super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2006
... lets them create, customise, print and save reports for clients," said Andrew Keevers, product manager and Rainmaker's associate director of research. Keevers said most financial advisers and paraplanners are using the tool to establish what fee differences ...