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FPWS unveils new SMA service

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
First Prudential Markets is entering the separately managed accounts arena via a partnership with First Prudential Wealth Services. "[Managed accounts] are highly tax efficient, provide direct ownership of shares and can be cheaper than managed funds ...

CFS eyes fundamental indexing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... products, and international equity funds which will be available on FirstChoice. The product will be open to retail investors via financial advisers and the FirstChoice platform from November. CFS also has its sights on the institutional market and will ...

Blame planners, not me: Costello

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... down is accompanied by blogosphere reports that it was former President Clinton's efforts to boost home ownership in the US via the promotion of "paper-thin downpayments" that "pushed for ways to get lenders to give mortgage loans to first-time buyers ...

Govt breathes new life into RMBS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
The Rudd Government's move to set up a government-sponsored mortgage body and invest in $4 billion of Australian residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) should reinvigorate the ailing RMBS market and re-instate it as an attractive asset class ...

AIG not impacted by bail-out failure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... for AIG, parent company for AIG Life Australia. This is because on 16 September, the US Federal Reserve agreed to assist AIG via a US$85 billion Secured Revolving Credit Facility, a facility that AIG expects to only have to partially rely on. AIG chief ...

Aussies fear online fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
Care to seek online financial advise or arrange a credit card via the Internet? No thanks, says nearly 4.2 million Australians. New research from Datamonitor show that Australian consumers are divided regarding online financial services. Around 27 per ...

LGSS affected by shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... and UK have also been affected by tightening regulations on shorting - putting further road blocks to the fund's investments via hedge funds in international markets. LGSS's socially responsible investing strategy has also been affected by the ban, although ...

SWIFT fast tracks insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... Traditionally, reinsurers tend to handle many admin transactions by paper, where 'paper' in this case could mean sending documents via email. This can be time consuming and leaves a lot of room for error when certain transactions are entered into various ...

Fund manager sentenced

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... million of investors funds to gamble. He was charged with five counts of dishonest conduct and four counts of obtaining money via false and misleading statements while managing the fund. Nathan was sentenced to seven years imprisonment including a five ...

No more short cuts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... other companies, including Macquarie Group Limited. The new shorting rules in the UK and the US will impact local investors via their exposure through their super funds. According to Rainmaker Data, a super fund allocates an average 24.2 per cent in ...