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Principal goes beyond property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... will be a true first for the company in Australia, but is still in development, according to head of sales and marketing Alex Francois. He said at this early stage, the makeup was not yet set, with the firm assessing various options, including a 130/30 ...

Super dodges sub-prime correction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
The up-and-down market since June might have shaved 1.6 per net off 12 month super returns but over the more important three and five year results it's hardly made a dent, reveals SelectingSuper in their latest super fund performance tables for August. ...

Big improvements in Australian corporate governance: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
Despite popular perception that Australian companies lag the world on corporate governance (CG), a new study has found a very high awareness and real willingness by companies to constructively engage. The report, "The changing roles and responsibilities ...

Coombe calls for better super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
Superannuation is entering a golden age in Australia and it's time we started to focus on our end-customers, said Rob Coombe, chief executive of wealth management for BT Financial Group when speaking at yesterdays' Association of Super Funds of Australia ...

Margin loan changes more than marginal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
Changes are afoot in margin lending with some product providers adding flexibility to their offering while others are clamping down and clipping their client's wings. "There is a fair bit of change happening in the industry and it seems to be happening ...

Living in a volatile world: Pengana

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
Living in interesting times means now may be the time to focus on volatility itself instead of just traditional performance measures, said Alvin Wilkinson, principal portfolio manager of the new Pengana Global Volatility Fund that is due to launch in ...

India-Australia wealth management forum set for take-off

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
India's burgeoning economy is a big opportunity for Australian wealth managers but we are being outflanked by US and UK managers who are getting in ahead of us, said Stephen Manallack, manager of the India-Australia Financial Forum. "India's rapidly ...

AIG auctions ManU FC jersey for charity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
AIG Life is running a silent auction of a Manchester United soccer jersey that has been signed by the whole 2007 football team, with proceeds going to the Reach Foundation, a charity that works with young people around Australia. The Reach Foundation ...

Credit crunch driving recession fears

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... last night ran a special expose on the US sub-prime crisis and its consequences. To view the program, please click here. Alex Dunnin

Equities sentiment still holding up

... fall anytime soon. Seemingly at odds with this, nearly 40 per cent expect the value of the Australian dollar to fall anyway. Alex Dunnin Suzy Mac, Financial Standard's senior economics writer is on leave.