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What happened to baby platforms?

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
The decline in popularity of baby or cut down wraps could be due to the mixed feelings among product managers about their relevance to today's investors. Alan Kenny, general manager of product and investment services at Colonial First State said FirstChoice ...

Syncsoft reboots with Microsoft

IT developer Syncsoft plans to outgun its rivals by creating a software platform for super funds and unit trusts based on Microsoft technology not even available to the market just yet. Syncsoft claims it is set to revolutionise the superannuation and ...

Intech appoints new sales head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
Intech has appointed head of institutional business development Chris Galloway to head of investment service and sales, following a three-month internal and external search. The new position will see Galloway drive Intech's new institutional market ...

First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The proposal by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd for a "super style" savings scheme to help first home buyers save for a home has drawn strong support from the superannuation industry already champing at the bit to get involved. The proposal works by letting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly on the positive side this morning, on the eve of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision and despite losses on Wall Street. At 0807 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December ...

All about Eve

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
Barclays' Wealth Management has estimated that by 2020, women will outnumber men in the millionaire's club, and within 20 years, 60 per cent of the world's wealth will be managed by women. The global study is supported by local research from Veda Advantage ...

Airing the dirty sub-prime linen

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
Did he jump or was he pushed? Either way Merrill Lynch boss Stanley O'Neal will be wearing a large golden parachute to ensure his soft landing, despite the investment bank's recent announcement of spectacular sub-prime losses. As Bloomberg tells it ...

Scary markets II

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
Offshore markets rolled over and played dead again overnight, scared silly by another petrol price spike, while the Aussie dollar continued to run on ahead. The Australian dollar rose to a fresh 23-year high of 0.9090, after opening in London at 0.9030 ...

Corp super gets health tick

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
Despite years of decline in corporate and public sector superannuation fund numbers, the latest Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) figures show the funds that remain are in good health. According to Rainmaker data, the number of corporate ...

Automate at ILOG speed

The world will never run out of rules but French software company ILOG has come up with ways to help mortgage brokers, insurers and stockbrokers keep on top of each and every one of them. Visiting Sydney mid this year, ILOG's founding chief executive ...