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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
It's a wrap! It took days of high drama to get there, but it got there eventually. That's the Greek second bailout package of course. Standard & Poor's didn't like it and lowered Greece's rating to "selective default". Moody's followed suit a few days ...

ASIC bans Victorian adviser

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
A former Victorian company director and adviser has been permanently banned from the industry after he withdrew more than $200,000 from client accounts over four months. ASIC found Nenad Petrovic, now living in Brisbane, acted dishonestly and contrary ...

NAB Asset Servicing wins APRC mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation has awarded National Australia Bank Asset Servicing division a $740m mandate to provide its custodial services. Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) will transition the assets under custody to NAB Asset ...

Austerity's political pay-off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Deleveraging in US and Europe is going to be painful and will require courageous actions from politicians that run against the grain, according to head of global investment solutions at UBS. Deleveraging will mean years of slowed growth coupled with ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has fallen back below 107 US cents on uncertain news around the euro zone debt resolution. At 1200 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.73 US cents, down from 107.17 cents on Friday. From 0700 AEDT, the local ...

Crescent Wealth partners with US fund manager

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Australian Islamic fund manager Crescent Wealth has partnered with US Islamic fund manager Saturna Capital to manage its soon to be launched international equity fund. Saturna Sdn Bhd, which is licensed as a fund manager in Malaysia and owned by Saturna ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
The SMSF market is an untapped resource for many advisers who should capitalise on the growing popularity of self managed super funds. That's according to Alex Francois, head of distribution, investments at Provident Capital, who believes SMSFs are ...

Platforms hoard cash amid FOFA uncertainty

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Platforms are hoarding cash, according to the latest report from Investment Trends, as uncertainty surrounding FOFA implementation sees providers readying themselves for the possibility of rushing through development for compliant products. "FOFA reforms ...

Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Australian superannuation fund inflows into private equity have remained constant despite fears of a lag in interest, with Asian investors also investing in this space, according to speakers at a BNP Paribas event this week. Dr Katherine Woodthorpe ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat as relief at a massive Greek debt bailout gives way to growing scepticism the deal can really work. At 0800 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 12 points at 4,261. In economic ...