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Charles River upgrades IMS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
Charles River Development has once again upgraded its software for investment managers. The Charles River Investment Management System (IMS) Version 9.1 integrates order execution and management capabilities to a single platform. The enhanced software ...

iPhone app targets home hunters

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
St.George Bank is making the most out of the iPhone revolution with a new home loan iPhone app. Using technology to gain more customers is not a new tactic - but St.George is specifically targeting house hunters with the release of its Home Loan Calculator ...

Add some sugar, then blend

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
Fidelity International has launched three online applications that can help financial advisers compare how their client's investment returns could change depending on the mix of managed funds, or exposure to China and India, within their portfolios. ...

Johnson Report maps out new world order

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
The report commissioned by the Government a year ago to look into how to improve Australia's appeal as a financial services centre has come up with a host of recommendations that could transform the local wealth management industry. The Australian Financial ...

AustralianSuper overhauls SRI mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
AustralianSuper has redefined its $270 million socially responsible investment (SRI) mandate with Perpetual Investments from a strict exclusion approach to a broader best-of-sector strategy. The changes, which occurred this month, mean AustralianSuper's ...

Star ratings face predictability test

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
Research group Morningstar has rebutted a US study that suggested its ratings system failed or virtually lost all of its predicted ability when measured over a full market cycle. In early December, Advisor Perspectives, a US-based investment trends ...

Snowball forays into funds management

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
Listed financial planning group Snowball buys a portfolio construction and funds management business, Officium Capital, as part of its umbrella strategy to prepare the business ahead of new regulation in the planning industry. Snowball Group has bought ...

AMIST awards Vanguard mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
Meat industry super fund AMIST ploughs more money in international equities with a fresh mandate awarded to Vanguard. John Livanas, chief executive of the fund, said this is the first time the super fund has invested with an index manager - aside from ...

AQR receives strong ratings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Connecticut-based alternative investment management firm AQR Capital Management has received strong ratings from Standard & Poor's Fund and Zenith Partners for the AQR Wholesale DELTA Fund. Zenith assigned a 'Recommended' rating to the fund, noting ...

The I word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Yes, it's back - the 'I' word that is. With the many letters being thrown around to describe the global recovery these days, you must be wondering what this letter 'I' stands for. 'I' stands for inflation. The fear of its return spooked Wall Street ...