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Fraudsters rob super funds for petrol

Two former directors have been called on to answer fraud charges following an ASIC investigation which alleged they funnelled super monies into their own petrol station businesses. The alleged offenders were Karl Heinz Hermann Veljkovic and Barry John ...

Industry and retail fund bickering needs to stop: Planners

The consensus among planners who attended the van Eyk conference in Sydney this week was clear: industry and retail funds need to stop bickering and instead serve consumers as a homogeneous front. On the same day that IFSA released research revealing ...

RBC Dexia number one for global custody - again

The recently merged custody group RBC Dexia has again been awarded top spot in the R&M Consultants Survey in Europe while also sweeping through awards in the segment categories. This is the second consecutive year RBC Dexia has scored the top gong. ...

Select's alternatives "recommended"

Select Asset Management's (Select's) Alternatives Portfolio fund has been given "recommended" ratings from research houses, Lonsec and Zenith. The Alternatives Portfolio is a multi manager fund using selected listed and direct investments, including ...

Bravura and Sybase sign strategic platform deal

Bravura Solutions has entered into a partnership with Sybase Australia enabling it to deliver its Talisman suite of financial services solutions using the Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) database platform. "Sybase is pleased to partner with ...

S&P rates Fidelity property fund cautiously

Fidelity's global property securities fund has been assigned a tentative three star rating from S&P, with the research house questioning the weight of experience in the fund's team outside of the US. "Portfolio manager Steve Buller is experienced in ...

Investment banks and structured providers move into lending

What happens when you mix credit management, structured products and the flexibility of a boutique? You get what might be the next generation of margin lending products. Bassem Jammal, managing director of boutique margin lender LIFT Capital, explained ...

GPen to flex muscle on pension admin software

IT solutions minnow GPen expects to receive fresh capital to fund its expansion after listed group Monteray expressed interest in buying 100 per cent of the group. Monteray has been a long time shareholder of GPen with an existing stake of 36.34 per ...

Master trusts losing ground over poor marketing

Master trusts need to re-think their marketing strategy if they want to stop the consumer exodus to industry funds, according to corporate strategy and communications firm Evolution Media. The group has pointed out InvestmentLink's data which showed ...

Absolute Alpha launches new FOHF

Absolute Alpha, backed by Astarra Capital Limited, was launched as a hedge fund of funds last night in a bid to offer equity-style returns but with less market volatility. Absolute Alpha's CEO, Shawn Richard, former director and owner of Astarra, said ...