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Consumer outlook slows climate cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
Financial planners may find it hard convincing clients about the benefit of socially responsible investments after a new consumer sentiment report found Australians want to take action on climate change as long as it doesn't cost them anything. The ...

BGIA expands insto team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
Barclays Global Investors Australia (BGIA) appointed Charmayne Connelly and Simon Brinsmead as client manager and consultant manager respectively. Connelly previously worked at Wellington Management in a similar client relationship role. Prior to this ...

IFSA heads to China and HK

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
An Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) delegation is visiting Hong Kong and China to develop closer links between Australia and the region. The group is made up of senior industry representatives and government officials from Austrade ...

Retail fund FUM drops $12bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
Funds under management (FUM) across the retail managed funds sector dropped almost $12 billion to $532 billion during the June quarter, with Australian Wealth Management (AWM), BT Financial Group and NAB/MLC posting the biggest losses. The Plan for ...

SWFs finalise principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are finalising a set of voluntary principles which aim to shed some light on the investment activities of the sector. Speaking at a Ministry of Finance of Chile conference, John ...

Sentry expands into Qld

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
Sentry Financial Group purchased Queensland based dealer group Keating McCullough & Associates inline with its strategy to become a top 20 national dealer group in three years. Sentry Financial Group now has 12 dealerships as a result of the purchase. ...

S&P recognises industry best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
BT Financial Group, Zurich Investment Management and Greencape Capital were among the winners of this year's Standard & Poor's Fund Awards. The research and ratings firm awarded BT Financial Group Fund Manager of the Year, Greencape Capital as the Emerging ...

Raise your fixed income bet: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Financial planners should reassess their clients' exposure to the fixed income sector after a van Eyk review found diversified income managers are primed to take advantage of investment opportunities in credit securities. The firm's diversified income ...

ASFA appoints policy director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) appointed former BT Financial Group director, Melinda Howes to director of policy and industry practice. Prior to this appointment, Howes worked at the fund manager as director of superannuation ...

IML overhauls staff retention strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Investors Mutual Limited (IML) revamped its investment team's equity package as part of an overall review designed to retain a consistent team of analysts. Anton Tagliaferro, IML managing director and investment director, said the firm reviewed its ...