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Advisers to boost political clout

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
Licensees and advisers have a new platform to get a clear message to the Government about the value of advice, at a time when the retail industry "has been found wanting", said AFA chief, Richard Klipin. The new Licensee Leadership Forum (LLF) operates ...

Good For China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... currency. But the financial markets' setback over the past two days provides a more tangible testament of China's increasing clout in the global economy and financial markets. Markets reacted negatively to reports of the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) ...

Companies get proactive on corp governance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
Perennial Value Management's investment clout and the industry's growing focus on executive remuneration are prompting listed company chairmen to become more proactive in explaining their corporate governance policies. John Murray, managing director ...

The Venus solution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... this time Japan could get a helping hand from an unlikely source. The PM-elect could harness his wife's "extra-terrestrial" clout. Reuters reported that in her book titled "Very Strange Things I've Encountered," First Lady in waiting Miyuki Hatoyama ...

FT opens global bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
Franklin Templeton Investments is using its fixed income clout and launching a multisector bond fund for institutional and retail clients. The Franklin Templeton Multisector Bond fund is designed to provide a combination of interest income and currency ...

Nordic pensions unite for ESG

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009

SWIFT fast tracks insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... times and reduce risks associated with manual handling of data. "Together with ACORD's insurance data standards and the clout of six leading reinsurers and brokers, we have all the ingredients it takes to offer our clients attractive solutions for their ...

Challenger buys 30pc stake in ex-CS boutique

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... linked bond portfolios. Joining Alexander in establishing the new boutique will be Andrew Bartlett, Tamar Hamlyn and Stephen Clout, ex-members of the Credit Suisse fixed income team. According to Challenger, the team will also be establishing other strategies ...

TOWER's business set to soar

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... TOWER Australia's robust premium growth and increasing product differentiation will see the insurance firm gain serious clout in the local insurance market, according to ratings house Standard & Poor's (S&P's). Standard & Poor's Ratings Services last ...

Bennelong's new arm champions boutiques

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
Boutique firm Bennelong Funds Management gains serious clout when the two former joint head of equities at ING IM launches the fund's new Australian Equities division. While most fund managers hunker down awaiting the passing of today's bear market ...