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Charles River key IT for Islamic funds

... increasing their reliance on these tools to create and manage funds that comply with stated guidelines and compete with mainstream products," said Cameron Field, Charles River Development's managing director for the Asia-Pacific region. Michelle Balt ...

Aviva to sponsor World Solar Race

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
The drive of wealth managers into the mainstream and out of the shackles of traditional financial arenas is continuing with Aviva announcing its sponsorship of the 2007 Panasonic World Solar Challenge race. Allan Griffiths, chief executive officer of ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... over the last year. This data shows that the three interest rate hikes of last year have significantly affected the mainstream housing market and that consumers have been re-directing spending into the private sector other dwelling market which includes ...

Alternative goes mainstream as long-only dies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
The move to more sophisticated investment strategies and the wide adoption of so-called alternative strategies as standard fare will result in the continued decline of traditional low-risk long-only mandates, according to investment consultants Watson ...

More data leakage and spam in 2007

... data is traveling outside the enterprise, usually via unsecured methods. As a result, desktop encryption will become a mainstream defense mechanism and content security will become more sophisticated to address this shift toward data protection, monitoring ...

Ord Minnett STRIPES steps up the pace in Asia

... district for over 12 years, Lewin predicts that capital guaranteed products with enhanced returns will eventually become mainstream in Australia. "If you look at Australia versus the market in the UK, the reality is that these products were once available ...

ANZ to offer Over Fifty Group reverse mortgages

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
... in partnership the future is very bright for the reverse mortgage industry. It is very quickly being accepted as a mainstream option for Australian retirees to consider." Martin, an advocate for the reverse mortgage sector, also said that the Financial ...

Active extension moves into Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
... investing and where they use leverage in the same proportion. While the strategy is new to Australia it is becoming a mainstream strategy in the US with an estimate $48 billion managed this way driven by some major pension funds already allocating up ...

SRI needs clarification: Finsia

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... proliferation of jargon and a lack of information explaining SRI performance. "Finsia's view is that the challenge to mainstream SRI is to use language which resonates with consumers. Finsia's research found that 'sustainability' strikes the strongest ...

Hedge funds set to splurge on IT

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... gain traction in the hedge funds space by offering tailored solutions. "As these institutions grow and become more mainstream, technology solutions will continuously be demanded. As it progresses, vendors have the opportunity to tailor their solutions ...