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GES and Limestone launch Eastern Europe SRI fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
An Eastern European-centric socially responsible investment (SRI) fund has been developed by European-based responsible investment research provider GES Investment Services and Estonian-based Limestone Investment Management. The Limestone New Europe ...

Defence Housing open for instos

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... alternative, future sales channel, and is currently reviewing its offering to this market," said DHA managing director, Michael Del Gigante. To date, Westpac Funds Management Limited (WFML) has been DHA's single institutional investor. The fund manager ...

Options Strategy branches out to Spark Green

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
Melbourne-based marketing firm Options Strategy has developed Spark Green, which provides effective digital and online marketing services for financial services institutions and super funds. Spark Green specialises in research, developing and executing ...

Premium outlines growth strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... group's advisers and clients. Reflecting the firm's strategy, Saunders announced financial advice practice principal, Michael Fogarty had joined the dealer group, increasing the number of member firms to 21 and the number of authorised representatives ...

Norway revises pension investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Norway's $391 billion Government Pension Fund has increased its allocation to real estate and emerging markets to improve diversification and investment returns. The Government Pension Fund, which comprises of The Pension Fund - Global and is managed ...

Zurich creates investment and life account role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Zurich Financial Services has appointed Nick Langton to the newly created role of national key accounts manager of its Investments and Life Risk divisions. The role was created to provide a greater focus on the relationship between the firm and its ...

Lehman realigns to focus globally

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Lehman Brothers has shifted to a global fixed income management strategy forcing them to abandon their Australian focused funds. "We will no longer be managing Australian based fixed income assets for our clients," said the firm in a statement. "[However] ...

BankWest's recruitment drive on track

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
BankWest's financial planning business has recruited 27 financial planners since its inception in December last year and is on schedule to have a financial planner in each branch, according to Mark Reid, BankWest head of retail. Reid said BankWest's ...

Macquarie posts 23pct profit hike

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
Macquarie Group has reported a 23 per cent rise in net profit after tax to $1.8 billion on the previous year, buoyed by strong returns from its investment banking deals and equity-related businesses in Asia-Pacific and Europe. The group's assets under ...

ANZ Private Bank recruits Hamaris

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
ANZ Private Bank has appointed George Hamaris to head of advisory and risk. Hamaris was previously appointed sales director at salary packaging firm, McMillan Shakespeare in August 2006. Prior to this position, Hamaris was general manager and then chief ...