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US and Aus open equities borders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Local investors are set to benefit from a new agreement between US and Australian regulators that may allow brokers from both regions to only comply with their home country regulation when trading Australian or US equities. The groundbreaking deal could ...

Long-term service doesn't guarantee referrals

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Investors who have been with an adviser for more than five years are less likely to recommend that adviser than those who have only been with one for a shorter period, according to a new survey. An ING survey conducted in June and July, revealed the ...

ASIC restructures staff line-up

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... regulator to embark on an internal promotion and external recruitment spree. As a result of the review, Victorian barrister Michael Kingston has been appointed chief legal officer. The CLO role is akin to a corporate general counsel of large companies. ...

Segmentation prompts industry warning

MICHAEL HOBBS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... kind of commitment Super is talking about - a reflection of young people's reluctance to embrace superannuation," said Michael Davidson, CPA Australia superannuation policy manager. "We wanted people, particularly Gen Y, to see that super is actually ...

Coin extends MLC and Macq service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
MLC Masterkey, Macquarie Life and Macquarie Cash Management Trust can now provide more online facilities to advisers following a tech upgrade with Coin. MLC platform users can now open accounts online, receive automatic updates of client portfolios ...

Diversified funds on the wane?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
Money is flowing out of diversified 'single manager' funds as multi-managers gain popularity, according to Lonsec. Lonsec's latest report on diversified funds found the sector's funds under management (FUM) continued to fall, with a 12.6 per cent drop ...

Time out for specialist funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... protection and squeezed the lemon on the upside." The investment director for infrastructure at Industry Funds Management, Michael Hanna, said his group also preferred to invest direct rather than through funds. IFM has a $3 billion Australian infrastructure ...

TOWER Investments signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
New Zealand based, TOWER Investments became one of the first KiwiSaver providers to sign the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Signing the principles means TOWER Investments will integrate environmental, social and governance ...

S&P rates AQE fund five stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
Standard & Poor's awarded Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management's (GSJBW) Australia Quantitative Equity Fund (AQE Fund) a four star rating. Set up in 2004, the long only fund combines quantitative and fundamental strategies based on six investment themes ...

ING takes DB admin in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
ING Australia is moving its defined benefits administration in-house, ending its previous outsourcing relationship with Aon Australia. Mark Pankhurst, ING Australia Employer superannuation head of product and marketing, said Aon told the firm it was ...