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Opes Prime boosts corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Prime brokerage services provider Opes Prime has appointed Jennifer Kane to head of corporate and legal affairs as the firm moves to meet its corporate governance and legal compliance obligations. Prior to her appointment, Kane was head of compliance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
The Australian market is expected to open higher following a strong lead from Wall Street and generally higher base metals prices in London. At 0704 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was UP 82 points to ...

Sustainability the new pizzazz at nabCapital

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Wholesale investors will soon be able to pick another fish from the sustainable funds pond as nabCapital launches its first sustainable-centric investment product. nabCapital's Sustainable Notes Series 2008-1 will allow investors to invest in 20 ASX  ...

Praemium's SMSF market share soars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Praemium has become one of Australia's largest self managed super fund (SMSF) administrators after its funds under administration grew almost 50 per cent to $11 billion in twelve months. The firm has a three per cent market share in the SMSF space with ...

High conviction champions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
Opportunistic and high conviction funds passed the 'bear market test' with flying colours, based on recent performance data. Critics have argued that opportunistic and high conviction funds - designed to perform well during a market fallout - are so ...

Alt energy funds ready for 2030

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
While alternative energy indices have outdone the ASX300 in the past five years, the prospects of the sector just got better on the back of new energy demand forecasts. "If I was putting together a portfolio in the alternative sector, now is a very ...

Macq appoints ex-Platypus fundie

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Macquarie Funds Management has appointed Philip Pepe to portfolio manager in its High Conviction team. Pepe previously held a senior research analyst and portfolio manager role at Platypus Asset Management. During this time, Pepe was responsible for ...

Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Investors who took advantage of the $1 million super window prior to June 30 last year have been left limping following the recent spate of share market fallout, according to Adrian Raftery, chief executive of accountantsRus. Investors were believed ...

City Pacific withdraws MFS offer

Diversified financial services group City Pacific has backed out of a proposed merger with MFS shortly after MFS announced the demerger of its two businesses. City Pacific said in ASX statement this morning that the group informed MFS chief Michael ...

MFS to split investment and leisure arms

Listed financial services and leisure group MFS Limited has announced it intends to separate its funds management and leisure business Stella into two ASX-listed companies subject to shareholder approval. The group said in an ASX statement that it expected ...