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Foreign Exempt rules under review

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008

Standard & Poor's Index Services (S&P) has teamed up with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to seek market feedback on a proposal to make listed Foreign Exempt companies eligible for index inclusion. In a proposal outlined in the consultation ...

QIC breaks away from asset norm

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008

QIC, a top institutional fund manager with over $70 billion in assets under management, has restructured its business along three lines, based on alpha, beta and capital management, as opposed to traditional asset classes. Following the restructure ...

Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008

... lowest volatility and best risk-adjusted returns when compared against other major asset classes including shares. The asset class provided returns of 11.8 per cent over 10 years and 9.1 per cent over the past 20 years. It also provided income returns ...

Down markets make good investments cheaper: Perennial

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008

In down markets retail investors need to remember dollar-cost averaging and work with advisers and managers who can find them opportunities. Brian Thomas, head of retail funds management at Perennial Investment Partners, said, "Whilst we hear lots of ...

Bad genes won't hurt insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008

A proposed government ruling in the US will prevent insurers and employers from discriminating against people based on their genetic test results. According to the Washington Post, the US Senate has passed the Genetic Information Non-discrimination ...

RARE appoints ex-Fidelity as retail head

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 28 APR 2008

... accelerate our progress in the retail market at a time of increasing adviser and investor interest in infrastructure as an asset class," said Richard Elmslie, RARE Infrastructure investment director. He said the firm had been relatively successful and ...

Big Day Out for advisers

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008

... agribusiness industry received a salute from Great Southern Securities, who explored the sector as a new up and coming asset class. Attendees also received insight from Franklin Templeton Investments' portfolio manager Peter Wilmshurst, who said current ...

CPI, housing affordability and oil bills

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008

Yesterday's CPI spike just made fighting inflation and housing affordability that little bit harder but at least it will help the country pay for its oil import bill. Inflation rising 4.2 per cent, above what most market economists were expecting, is ...

Advisers graduate Synchron boot camp

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008

Advisers got dirty, sweaty and splattered with paintball shots at Synchron's Next Gen training course that yielded 14 new recruits to the firm's adviser base. "We've identified that younger advisers are a different creature in their training needs to ...

Aon hires Russell for FM

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 21 APR 2008

... products and maintaining client relationships. "Through partnering with Russell, we have access to both scale and world class resources enabling us to deliver broader investment options and quicker implementation of local and globally developed investment ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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