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UN launches PRI think tank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) initiative has taken another step to bridge the gap between research and integration by creating a global network of PRI experts. The PRI Academic Network was launched at the European ...

Look out below

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... America's third-biggest investment bank -- Merrill Lynch -- and American International Group begging for A US$40 billion bridge loan from the US Federal Reserve. Reports that the Fed has further expanded its lending facility, a consortium of 10 major ...

AWM posts $65m profit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
Australian Wealth Management (AWM) posted a full year net profit of $65 million to the end of June, its seventh consecutive increase in profit despite tough market conditions. AWM's net profit after tax increased by 13 per cent over a one year period ...

CalPERS unveils infrastructure plan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
America's largest pension fund California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is rolling out a two-year specialised investment strategy for infrastructure - heralding its interest in increased portfolio diversity. According to a statement ...

Fujitsu and tradeslot sign carbon mgmt deal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... policies. According to Fujitsu Consulting, tradeslot's consulting implementation partner, CarbonNavigator provides a three-way bridge between sustainability, finance, and investment planning. The service is rolled out via a hosted web platform, and is ...

FPA partners with Deakin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... designation 'LRS' which can be identified and actively promoted. Jo-Anne Bloch, FPA chief executive, said the initiative would bridge the gap left by the Life Underwriters program which ended more than 12 years ago. "We now have a specialist education ...

Back to school on finance

... for Finance & Investments, which will be renamed after him and his wife following the endowment. The funding is meant to bridge the gap between academia and finance, especially at a time when the rulebook on investing seems to have gone out the window. ...

QBE drops PI and D&O insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
QBE Insurance Australia will no longer provide professional indemnity (PI) and directors and officers (D&O) insurance to financial planners and stockbrokers from June onwards following an internal review. In January, the Corporations Act was amended ...

S&P expands research team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has appointed Leanne Fook as a fund ratings generalist to the firm's fund research team. Previously, Fook worked as a research analyst at Australian Wealth Management (AWM) for three years, reviewing investments across ...

Bridges takes over as Scobie departs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
Peter Scobie has bid farewell to his position as head of fixed interest at Suncorp/Tyndall to take up the role of associate director - global fixed interest credit at QIC. Meanwhile ex-Tyndall head of fixed income and bonds, Roger Bridges, has moved ...