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AVG targets hacker behaviour

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... that of its competitors, which lists all the web pages that are suspected or confirmed as corrupted. The problem with the latter approach is that viruses constantly change and websites are constantly upgraded. "In the US they have this annual competition ...

S&P withdraws two UBS ratings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... Standard & Poor's, the UBS Credit Enhanced Cash fund and Global Infrastructure Securities Fund have been terminated with the latter being liquidated and capital returned to investors. "The financial markets have been challenging for managers and it has ...

Currency cushions GFC hangover

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... Fixed Income Fund, BT Absolute Return Equity Fund and a fund containing all three strategies, the BT Global Macro Fund. The latter aims to achieve long-term, consistent and attractive risk-adjusted returns through exposure to a range of asset classes ...

ING wins $270m QBE mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
... hired an independent consultant to survey a number of corporate super fund providers, including ING's Corporate Super. The latter was picked to manage QBE's assets following the selection process. QBE previously had a number of different super arrangements ...

Superfunds on recruitment spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... formulating asset class strategies, managing asset class partnerships and undertaking manager search and selection. The latter will be in charge of applying quant skills in portfolio attribution, developing risk analytics at fund manager, asset class ...

E*Trade signs on Praemium

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... Limited has signed a deal with E*Trade Australia to provide the tech firm's tax reporting solution to all 350,000 of the latter's Australian clients. Praemium said the arrangement will enable E*Trade clients to manage their investment tax reporting conveniently ...

Job cuts drive record advice requests

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
... by 12.9 per cent. According to the group, requests for information on investment options were up by 72 per cent in the latter half of the year. "Stock market declines and the economic downturn seen in 2008 were among the worst in generational history. ...

Kaplan appoints CEO

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... across ANZ in corporate and institutional banking, spending five years in the bank's Hong Kong and Bangkok offices, the latter as ANZ's Thailand country head. Shilbury joined ANZ in 1986 and holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of ...

Industry funds turn to listed assets

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... Frontier provides advice in both the unlisted and listed sectors, the asset consultant is also widening its services in the latter market. Frontier will launch a new property consulting division this year, and will advise its clients on investing in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... bargain hunters in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, two days after the former abandoned its $100 billion takeover proposal of the latter. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 154.5 points, or 4.31 per cent, at 3742.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...