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ACT Super to review investment in tobacco and nukes

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The ACT Government superannuation fund has investments in tobacco firms, arms manufacturers, uranium producers and the gambling industry, it has been revealed. A list of stocks that the government super fund holds that was released by ACT Treasury revealed ...

Don't put all your credit in one basket

Diversified fixed income funds are likely to beat traditional fixed income funds this year due to stable credit markets and stock-specific risk, according to fixed income specialist Deutsche Asset Management. "We expect the markets to remain steady ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after a weak lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0720 AEDT, the March share price index contract was trading down 19 points at 5,624. On the equities front today, Silver Mines ...

Managing market might require regulatory change: Macfarlane

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
Speaking at the 2006 ABC Radio Boyer Lectures, former Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane said while growing national savings is good, it nonetheless leads to more reliance upon financial markets and money managers, potentially increasing volatility ...

AMP Capital Investors completes $280m China capital raising

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
AMP Capital Investors has completed a $280 million capital raising for its AMP Capital China Growth Fund, which gives Australian investors a rare chance to access China A shares through an Australian listed vehicle. China A shares are equities listed ...

Goldman Sachs wins Asia's bank of the year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
Goldman Sachs has won IFR Asia's award for Bank of the Year following two months of scrutiny by IFR Asia's team of reporters and analysts. Matthew Davies, editor of IFR Asia, said: "Goldman Sachs has been described as the Tiger Woods of investment banking ...

Investment Stewardship Awards to be launched at Melb Symposium

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
The 2007 Melbourne Financial Services Symposium (MFSS) will include the inaugural 2007 Investment Stewardship Award, sponsored by the Victorian Government. John Gall, judging panel chair, said, "It's time to recognise the importance of investment stewardship ...

AMP Capital Core Property Fund scores highest rating

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
The AMP Capital Core Property Fund has been awarded the highest rating from property investment research consultancy Managed Investment Assessments (MIA) owing to its significant diversification characteristics and healthy returns. Anton Lawrence, MIA ...

Wealth managers will have difficulty with AML

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
The financial services organisations that will struggle most with the introduction of anti-money laundering programs are those that may otherwise be least affected by it - the life companies and investment managers in the wealth management sector. Steve ...

Party like it's 1999: Allianz Global

The predicted slowdown of global economic growth will focus attention back towards stocks which have been out of favour since the 1999 stockmarket bubble, according to RCM (UK), the Allianz Global Investors-owned equities specialist. Lucy MacDonald ...