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Perpetual seeks SMSF leadership role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Perpetual is striving for a leadership position in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector to prevent over-regulation and ensure trustees can access the right information fresh after purchasing SMSF administration firm, smartsuper. Andrew Bloore ...

Instreet calls on expertise for funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Instreet is using the global expertise of Schroders and BlackRock to provide investors with access to cheap global securities and commodities via two new funds. Both open-ended funds provide daily subscriptions and redemptions as well as continuous ...

NGSS CEO wins Wharton prize

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... FEAL's ongoing commitment to the education and professional development for fund executives," said FEAL chief executive Michael Baldwin. Rodwell-Ball was selected by a panel of industry peers including Howard Rosario (Westscheme), Guy McAliece (KPMG) ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
It's time to invest in Australian shares and stop waiting on the sidelines for volatility to subside, according to Paul Fiani, head of equities at Integrity Investment Management. "A year ago taxi drivers were giving you stock tips, which is always ...

Cuscal names MD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Cuscal appointed former Espreon director Craig Kennedy as managing director. Kennedy replaces John Gilbert in December. He joins Cuscal from listed financial services, accounting and legal service business, Espreon, where he was managing director since ...

Macq inv lending sale won't hit Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Macquarie Bank's decision to sell its $3 billion investment lending arm is not expected to affect its Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) leveraged property product, Property Lever. Dean Firth, Macquarie relationship banking executive director, said the ...

EAI merges with PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Enhanced Analytics Initiative (EAI) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) are joining forces to create a $15 trillion asset under management investment research firm. Both EAI and PRI initiatives aim to achieve better long-term investment ...

HFs continue to outperform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Hedge funds are outperforming global indices despite making heavy losses during the last month. The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index lost 4.85 per cent during September against the S&P 500 Total Return and MSCI World Equity indices which lost 8.91 ...

ITG comes to trader's aid

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... trading instructions. In addition, the Flexible Participation Algorithm can be set against a number of market benchmarks. Michael Corcoran, ITG head of sales and trading in Australia, said this is the type of strategy a trader would like to implement ...

Trust appoints managing director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Trust Company appointed former Blake Dawson managing partner, John Atkin as managing director and chief executive. Atkin succeeds Jonathon Sweeney, who announced he was leaving the role as in July. Sweeney remains managing director until Atkin takes ...