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The nub of being a hub

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... money has to be managed at home. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Rainmaker's director of research and editorial Alex Dunnin said Australian fund managers have historically "punched above their weight" in terms of the size of the local market ...

ANZ appoints key staff in Asia

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... as head of operations Asia Pacific. Foden previously worked at HSBC Group in Asia across various senior operations roles. Alex Thursby, ANZ Group managing director Asia Pacific, said the appointment of both executives reflected the strategy to support ...

Impact Investing global yet local

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Impact Investing's portfolio decision toolset software will continue to be based and developed in Australia even after their acquisition by BlackRock Solutions. Tom Fortin, managing director of BlackRock Solutions, said the uniqueness of Impact Investing ...

Returns stats should show impact of advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
A review of APRA's return on assets (ROA) statistics commissioned by IFSA has recommended the regulator publish actual gross and net fund performance figures so consumers can compare the impact of advice. The report, produced by the International Centre ...

Fix contributions, then worry about fees: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Getting super contributions up to 15 per cent and pushing retirees to income streams is more important than fixing fees and administrative efficiencies, said superannuation's political architect and former Prime Minister, Paul Keating. "You can fluff ...

Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Rather than focus exclusively on the costs of fighting climate change, businesses should also look for the commercial opportunities as the world shifts towards a lower carbon profile, said Senator Penny Wong, minister for climate change and water. Speaking ...

RMBS market on brink of collapse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The RMBS market is in danger of collapsing and - without government intervention - consumers may be left at the mercy of the big banks as the only remaining mortgage lenders. "The RMBS market is dying on the vine," said Greg Medcraft, chief executive ...

Sub-prime divorce binge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The sub-prime induced credit crunch blowing a hole in the wallets of well-heeled London couples is fuelling a spike in divorces among stockbrokers, financial analysts and hedge fund managers. According to a report in the Economist magazine, City couples ...

Hillross board siphons industry expertise

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... up of industry experts across the legal, tax and financial service industries. Among its members are finance heavyweights Alex Denham, Challenger head of technical services, Peter Haggstrom, DWS Investments head of technical services, Andrew Bloore ...

NZ rules to target 'simple needs' investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
While the New Zealand commerce minister has welcomed the creation of nationally recognised qualifications for NZ financial planners, she has also outlined her intentions to separate advice regulation for sophisticated versus unsophisticated investors. ...