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Dubai to swoop in bad market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
The Dubai International Financial Sector governor believes the global financial crisis will strengthen the United Arab Emirates' position as an economic and investment hub. Speaking at the Financial Times /Dubai International Financial Centre World ...

FIIG opens term deposit site

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Investors can make better informed decisions about their cash investments after FIIG Securities opened a term deposit comparison website. Termdeposit.com.au can find the best term deposit rate from more than 40 providers, allowing people to invest directly ...

PRI members push CSR movement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) signatories are using their collective $6 trillion investment might to persuade around 9,000 companies to sign a set of corporate social responsibility standards. The 52 strong group wrote ...

First State Super wins low cost race

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... $50,000 account balance. As a result, members are paying $202 per annum on this account balance instead of the average $680. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, said keeping low fees and costs while providing good value to members is ...

Retail fund fights back

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
The value of financial advice must be considered when comparing performance, an issue often overlooked in the debate about retail versus industry funds, said Colonial First State head of strategy, Nicolette Rubinsztein. The industry debate on the differences ...

UBS and Præmium talks fail

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
UBS has dropped negotiations with portfolio administration provider, PrA|mium to supply its services to the firm's Australian wealth management division. UBS appointed PrA|mium as a preferred tender in November last year, however the firm said it will ...

Catholic Super enhances insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Catholic Super members can now claim 43 per cent more on basic death and death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover at no extra cost after the fund upgraded its insurance service with TOWER Australia. The negotiated insurance service means ...

Northern Trust adopts FpML

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Northern Trust's Australian clients can trade derivatives more efficiently after the firm added the Financial Product Mark-up Language (FpML) messaging format to its over the counter (OTC) derivatives trading service. The messaging technology automates ...

WW revises structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Watson Wyatt rejigged its management structure along global lines resulting in Hugh Dougherty appointed Australian regional manager of research. The structure means Craig Baker becomes the global head of manager research and global head of hedge fund ...

Snowball taps mining rich towns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Snowball financial planning subsidiary, Outlook Financial Solutions and Big Sky Credit Union signed a joint venture agreement to create Big Sky Financial Solutions and tap into the latter firm's cashed up mining and construction members. Big Sky Financial ...