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Shareholder claims hike D&O costs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
Financial services companies face higher directors and officers (D&O) insurance costs as the number of securities class actions rise, another unwanted outcome of the credit crisis where more shareholders sue failed companies. At a time when many financial ...

Mercer adds boutique, adds staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... boutiques within the firm's investment consulting business and adding more staff to compete with specialist single asset class research firms. Mercer's boutique divisions cover fixed income, equities, bonds, real estate and alternative assets. "With ...

Select exits third party distribution

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
... Asset Management is exiting the retail third party distribution market and will now be focusing on manufacturing multi-asset class, multi-manager portfolios for its clients, says the firm's new chief executive, Andrew Fairweather. Fairweather, who was ...

Govt drafts new credit regime

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
The government has released a draft bill to develop a national credit licensing regime. The bill will create the Australian Credit License (ACL) which will come into effect from the beginning of next year. ACL holders must meet a set of minimum standards ...

UK pensions turn to alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
... pensions is the result of increasing maturity among schemes and the market downturn. Bonds remain the most popular asset class in most European countries but allocations to alternative asset classes such as hedge funds is on rise. Pension funds in the ...

Adviser portfolios add commodities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
Commodities is the new asset class in the Securitor Select Blend Portfolios. Pat Farrell, head of BT Investment Solutions and a speaker at last week's Securitor conference in Darwin, said commodities were included as an asset class of its own in the ...

More than ratings: S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
Standard & Poor's is adding more staff and developing extra research services to boost the global firepower of the ratings agency Down Under. Leanne Milton, Standard & Poor's head of research, said the firm's aim is to make their ratings and research ...

Away for Easter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... certain mortgage problems are farther along, other areas are likely to accelerate, reflecting a rolling recession by asset class.' Mayo added that 'New government actions might not help as much as expected, especially given that loans have been marked ...

QSuper seeks investment strategy head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
Queensland's largest superannuation fund, the $24 billion QSuper, is on the hunt for a new head of investment strategy. QSuper is looking of a new investment strategy head to assist with the establishment of a new strategy team, and also contribute ...

FTSE launches Asian sector indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
Financial planners can access specific Asian sectors such as oil and gas, chemicals and health care for clients after FTSE Group released 18 new sector indices that target the region. This series of indices provide access to countries included on the ...