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Select funds top Zenith review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
Select Asset Management topped Zenith Diversified Sector Review rankings with two funds rated 'highly recommended'. The firm's Select Defensive Portfolio and Select Growth Portfolio rank in the top three in a review that featured 15 other funds. The ...

SMSF industry needs official auditors: SPAA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
Growing scrutiny on the self managed super fund (SMSF) industry highlights the importance of an accredited SMSF auditors, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). Chris Pearce, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation ...

Northward wins Golden Calf

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
Northward Capital has been awarded The Citi Golden Calf Award for the best emerging fund manager. The firm was set up by former Insurance Australia Group (IAG) co-heads of equities, Darren Thompson and Simon Rutherfurd in November last year. The Northward ...

PowerSuper launches warrant product

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
Self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees have more options to purchase property after PowerSuper launched its warrant loan product. The product uses funding from ING DIRECT and is structured to ensure the SMSF trustee has complete control of the investment. ...

GSJBW team heads up boutique

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... Australian equities small caps boutique investment manager that is majority owned by its investment team. Chris Adams, Michael Glenane and Leigh Cronin - former members of GSJBW Asset Management's Aussie equities team - will be heading the new business. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... futures contract was 110 points higher at 3,958 on a volume of 16,085 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the market saw Wall Street's overnight performance as "workmanlike" after its eleven per cent gain the previous ...

Austock signs Reval for hedging tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Austock Treasury and software provider Reval have partnered to ensure Austock clients can effectively produce hedge accounting reports and manage risk. The partnership means Austock clients can accurately report their hedging practices and independent ...

ATO security blunder sparks review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... ATO by a courier. Although the courier received the CD, it was not delivered to the ATO. As a result, tax commissioner, Michael D'Ascenzo is urging trustees who receive a letter to take on the new tax file number to ensure their details are protected. ...

FTSE adds more ESG indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
FTSE and KLD Research & Analytics have joined forces to provide a full suite of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices. The global index provider will collaborate with KLD to design and market the co-branded ESG indices. Peter Kinder, KLD ...

New rules for short selling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Financial watchdog ASIC and the ASX have changed the disclosure rules on short selling, ahead of the expected lifting of the ban on shorting non-financial stocks next month. The disclosure and reporting requirements mean short selling activity on the ...