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US investors receive $312m from Fair Fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
Another week, another compensation resolution for US investors. This time the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is about to distribute $312 million through the Fair Fund created as part of the settlements with Qwest Communications International ...

Super inflows boost AXA profits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
AXA Asia Pacific has announced a 23 per cent post-tax profit increase to $374 million for the six months to 30 June, with the local arm's results helped by strong super inflows and equity market growth. Australia and New Zealand operating earnings were ...

AustralianSuper appoints new BDM head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
AustralianSuper has appointed national secretary of the Finance Sector Union Paul Schroder as new general manager of business development. AustralianSuper chief executive officer Ian Silk said Schroder's relationship skills and extensive contact list ...

CBA launches $370m IWL offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, owner of leading sharetrading services provider CommSec, is set to buy listed wealth management and broking group IWL for more than $370 million. CBA has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire all of ...

Fidelity chief resigns

Michael Ohlsson has resigned as the managing director of Fidelity Investments Australia citing personal reasons. His decision came after three years at the helm and after an intense period of product launches and staff expansion. Since October 2005 ...

Absolute Capital suspends redemptions

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
Hedge fund manager Absolute Capital posted a notice on its website yesterday saying that it had "closed" its flagship fund, the $200 million Absolute Capital Yield Strategies Fund. The Yield Strategies Fund is an investor in the structured credit market ...

ABN AMRO Craigs selects Gatekeeper

New Zealand-based advisory group ABN AMRO Craigs has signed up to use Gatekeeper, a new software solution developed by InvestmentLink to cater for new legislation around the KiwiSaver scheme. "With less than five months between the Budget and KiwiSaver ...

Skandia parts ways with Mercer

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
Skandia has bowed to the inevitable and replaced Mercer Investment Consulting with in-house consultancy Intech as its portfolio construction adviser from next month, ending uncertainty over where the two companies sat within the business. Speculation ...

AFA conference to focus on world-class practice

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today unveiled the program for its 2007 National Conference, with the theme of building a world-class advice business. Held 14-16 October at the Crowne Plaza Royal Pines on the Gold Coast, the program includes ...

Perennial waives fees for three months

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2007
As an incentive to investors looking to quickly invest between now and the 30 June SimplerSuper deadline, Perennial Investment Partners will waive its fees on any new investments for three months. Perennial said the offer means they will reduce their ...