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Director charged in Westpoint case

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
A director who dealt in Westpoint promissory notes has been placed on a good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to carrying on a financial services business without holding an AFSL. He was sentenced to six months imprisonment, with an order that he ...

FUM breaks through $1.4 tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Assets managed by investment managers has broken through the $1.4 trillion barrier again after climbing 12.8 per cent in 2009 and returning to where it was 18 months ago, according to new research from Rainmaker. "This is the third consecutive quarter ...

Happy days are back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
See what a long weekend can do to Wall Street's mood? Or is it because Wall Street operators have all gotten some on Valentine's Day that they're still basking in its afterglow? I just wish it were that easy. But no! Just when we thought it couldn't ...

Aberdeen wins NGS and ING mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Aberdeen Asset Management has won two Australian fixed interest and global equities mandates from NGS Super and ING IM. The wins include a $150 million fixed income mandate with the Non-Government Schools Superannuation Fund and a sizeable global equities ...

AXA adds 20 funds to APL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
AXA Australia has added 20 funds to its approved product list (APL), including those from Aberdeen, Barclays Global Investors and Magellan, to provide a wider choice of index and income funds to financial planners. The AXA APL includes 51 fund managers ...

Legalsuper cuts 17 fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
Legalsuper overhauled its investment portfolio resulting in 17 fund managers getting the cut and five managers receiving mandates including Colonial First State Global Asset Management, Platinum Asset Management and Solaris Investment Management. The ...

Aberdeen fund gets S&P three stars

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has assigned its three-star 'New' rating to the Aberdeen Sustainable Income Fund, which Aberdeen acquired from Credit Suisse Asset Management. The fund's investment strategy also changed in October 2008, when it evolved ...

SSFS ushers Asian Century in $1bn global equities overhaul

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
State Super Financial Services has made a decisive move into emerging markets by carving out 10 per cent of its global equities allocation and transferring it into emerging markets strategies. Oscar Fabian, chief investment officer and general manager ...

ASIC proposal exposes investors to default risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
The regulator's proposed listed corporate bond market has been welcomed by the industry but one bond manager warned its timing could pose a risk to retail investors. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is proposing to develop ...

RBC Dexia wins Aberdeen mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
RBC Dexia Investor Services has been awarded a mandate by Aberdeen Asset Management to provide unit registry services for the funds which it purchased from Credit Suisse. "We already have a strong relationship with RBC Dexia, which is currently the ...