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OptiMix adds geared version of MTM fund

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
ING Australia's multi-manager (MTM) OptiMix has launched a geared version of its Australian equities fund that it says is aimed at superannuation funds looking for mid to long-term investments with greater leverage but less volatility than single manager ...

Mercer breaks into retail MTM

Mercer Global Investment (MGI) announces its arrival into the retail multi-manager (MTM) market space this week after carving its reputation in institutional MTM 10 years ago. Head of MGI Australia and New Zealand, Gary Burke, said that the $78 billion ...

NAB financial planner guilty of fraud

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
A former NAB financial planner has pleaded guilty to 13 criminal counts of dishonest conduct and fraud in the District Court of NSW. Paul Drakos, from the Central Coast in NSW, yesterday entered a guilty plea to eight counts of dishonestly obtaining ...

World cup fever to push Euro stocks: Barclays

Super funds and fund managers have another reason to back the World Cup, besides the Socceroos being there, with UK investment house Barclays singling out stocks that will benefit on and off the pitch. Australians may not have the same football fever ...

CSRF gets serious on insurance and currency

The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) has beefed up its insurance cover and brought two currency specialists on board ahead of its public offer debut in July. The fund's general manager Greg Cantor has said that they have appointed ...

Barclays Global Investors grows equities team

Barclays Global Investors Australia (BGI)has announced that Nick Burt has joined their Australian equities team. Burt will be based in BGI's Sydney office and joins the team headed by Morry Waked, head of equity investments. "Nick will be focusing on ...

Ausbil Dexia dominates Morningstar awards

Ausbil Dexia (Ausbil) has capped 2005 by taking out three Morningstar prizes, including top billing as Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year 2005, beating other finalists, Barclays Global Investors and Vanguard. The awards, with winners crowned on Friday ...

US defined benefit scheme shake-out continues

In a pre-emptive move to avoid the pension-related miseries of General Motors, US computer giant IBM announced it will close its defined benefit retirement scheme to new employees in favour of a 401(k) system. IBM is the latest of a raft of multinational ...

Wholesale funds post 400 per cent rise: S&P

S&P has reported that favourable market conditions produced "impressive" net fund flows in the three months to September 30, with wholesale funds net fund flows rising a massive 411 per cent quarter-on-quarter. According to the research house, wholesale ...

Big brands bounce back: S&P

Fund managers have reaped the benefits of favorable markets, with a sizable increase in assets under management and net fund flow, according to Standard and Poor's (S&P's) September quarter report. S&P's preliminary finding report for the September ...