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Statewide hits $2b FUM milestone

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
South Australia's largest industry super fund, Statewide, has swelled past $2 billion in funds under management, a growth of 29 per cent. Statewide chief executive Frances Magill said strong markets, growth in membership and a higher inflow of funds ...

Macq Pastoral banks on beef demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
Macquarie Pastoral Group has made its second major purchase after it bought 'The Bulls Run', an established cattle and sheep property on the Murrumbidgee River in NSW, for an undisclosed amount. The new 7,500-hectare property concentrates its operations ...

ING hires former CFS currency exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
Sydney based ING Investment Management has appointed Dan McCarthy to senior portfolio manager within its international equities team. McCarthy will manage the tactical strategies area within the international equities team beginning on September 18. ...

Morgan Stanley launches carbon bank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
Global financial services group Morgan Stanley has created its own carbon bank allowing clients to review and offset carbon using worldwide industry standards. The Morgan Stanley Carbon Bank is being launched in conjunction with international emissions ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... contract was up 18 points to 6167 on a volume of 9,457 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said the market was stronger at noon led by local stocks and a lack of major movement on Wall Street overnight. ...

HESTA appoints marketing exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
Melbourne-based HESTA Super Fund has appointed Kate Andrews to executive manager of market strategy. Andrews has 15 years of marketing experience, previously working on brands including Microsoft, AXA, 3 Mobile and GE Money. "I'm thrilled to be part ...

IMAP to launch MA accreditation course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
The Institute for Managed Account Providers (IMAP) has called on financial planning groups and fund managers to review a draft for a proposed managed accounts accreditation course due to be rolled out next year. The course draft outlined key education ...

Stop chasing artificial yields: PIR

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
Investors with high allocations to property should review their portfolios after a leading property research expert said that the sector's blanket out-performance won't last. PIR managing director Richard Cruikshank said that low property yields over ...

Comm Foundation partners with teachers on FinLit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... curriculum area." It's also about social studies, general health and well-being, reading comprehension and English, she said. Michael Hobbs &

Opus appoints senior officers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
Brisbane boutique property fund manager, Opus Capital Group, has announced two senior appointments with Neil Ferguson becoming the new chief executive and Steven Goakes becoming co-chairman and director. Ferguson was formerly chief operating officer ...