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Finovia opts for Select

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... portfolios which give them both an active asset allocation service and access to "best of breed" managers across both mainstream and alternative investments. Managed by SELECT, the philosophy behind the Finovia Portfolio Solutions is to achieve regular ...

Wealth Within joins IMA race

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... Individually Managed Accounts (IMA) platform, following two and a half years of development. "Managed accounts have become a mainstream product in recent years but until now financial planners have only been able to offer their clients separately managed ...

Sustainability grows in EMs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
... $71 billion of assets identified represent funds labelled as sustainable investment, with the remainder reflecting mainstream institutional funds committed to integrating ESG within core investment processes. Helga Birgden, Mercer head of responsible ...

Tech unclogs insurance bottlenecks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... electronic insurance application, Lifeguard EQ. "[Electronic applications] used to be a novelty but they're now absolutely mainstream," said Jordan Hawke, executive manager at Asteron. Hawke said they could have introduced the service around the same ...

More bombshells before the recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... potentially reaching 3,800. James said that investors need to look beyond the doom-and-gloom metrics widely reported in mainstream media and instead observe the trends driving "the forgotten five": terms of trade, demographics, housing fundamentals ...

Life insurance too complicated: survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... client base," said Kerr. He said ING Australia would use the survey results to develop an awareness campaign using mainstream media and later to help inform advisers and to develop new products.

Investors gain precious metal alternative

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... ETC and roughly 45 basis point annual fee on the PM Basket. McNeil said the firm would not spend a lot of money on mainstream advertising, preferring to target financial planners and institutions with an education and awareness marketing strategy.

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... the sector has so far managed to hold its own. "Performance in the mid to long term is healthy, well outperforming mainstream funds. Our society is now awash with examples of the way in which environmental, social and governance issues can affect profitability ...

Mercer clients gain carbon tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... risks and to also create carbon efficient investment products. Detailed carbon emission information is becoming more mainstream. VicSuper announced it would provide its members with a carbon emission measurement of their superannuation investments in ...

Climate change rhetoric yet to match investor reality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... getting the uptake we were expecting," said Fahy. To address the information gap, the report noted, "There is a need to mainstream climate change so that it is treated as one of the factors considered across all investment, credit and advice applications ...