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Financial services stars named in rich list

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... services executive with an estimated $3.35 billion fortune. The strong performance of global share markets saw him climb three places. Neilson's fellow co-founder Andrew Clifford also made the list in 193rd place with an estimated $255 million. Other ...

NSW govt promises $60 billion infrastructure spend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... also include WestConnex and NorthConnex, redevelopment of hospitals in Lismore, Wagga Wagga, Dubbo and Bega, amongst other places. A number of other road, rail and hospital development projects were named, along with the $400 million urban renewal package ...

Zurich global growth fund added to Securitor APL

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... stock's earnings growth, the Zurich Investments Global Growth Share Fund, which is managed by American Century Investments, places more emphasis on changes in the rate of earnings growth. According to Zurich senior investment specialist Patrick Noble ...

Beware high correlations: AQR

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... performance of all traditional assets is dependent on one thing: economic health," he said. "Hedge funds are one of the only places you can go for the possibility of genuine diversification away from the notion of economic health." Kabiller stressed ...

FBI launches probe into high speed traders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... a disadvantage. The FBI is looking into several practices at high-speed trading firms, including a method where a firm places a large order for trades in a company's stock but then cancels them. The agency is also looking into whether trading firms were ...

Gina gets richer but falls down list

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has tumbled 10 places on a list of the world's wealthiest, despite getting richer. Rinehart's wealth is estimated to have increased in the past year by $786.65 million to $19.89 billion, but she fell from a ranking of 36 ...

Removal of super from awards top priority: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... chief executive David Whiteley said: "Asking any person to select a superannuation fund from over 100 options is absurd. It places unreasonable search costs on employers. "Employers have consistently stated that they do not want the responsibility of ...

Hamilton calls for stricter SMSF licensing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... balance for a fund. There are funds which have been established which would not meet these minimum equity balances. This places the fund, members and trustees in a difficult position if the investment doesn't perform exactly as or better than projected," ...

Retail funds close member satisfaction gap

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
... but the gap is closing, according to a new survey released by Roy Morgan. The survey put industry funds in the top five places, with ESSSuper head and shoulders above the rest with a satisfaction rate of 79.6%. Second place Catholic Super came in 10 ...

Key PIS and Asteron execs move to Millennium3

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... financial services industry includes practice development, practice management, senior financial planning and finance which places him in good stead to continue offering trusted support and development to the network," the spokesperson said. Former Asteron ...