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Sub-prime still has teeth

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
As the sub-prime monster refuses to die, Standard & Poor's takes the scissors to the financial sector sin-bin - snipping at ratings, while the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FIRA) could be giving Goldman's profits a Sherlock Holmes. Fears ...

Comm Hotel property fund bags sustainability award

A Queensland hotel owned by the Commonwealth Property Hotel Fund has won an international award for its sustainability initiatives. The Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa has been awarded a sustainability award at the Hotel Investment Conference ...

Economic round-up: Cheeseburger bill meets fat tax

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007
Where legislation fails taxation often takes over and, following on from the cheeseburger bill, UK doctors and the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit are now debating a fat tax. And what in the name of Ronald Macdonald is a 'Cheeseburger Bill'? When it's ...

Fund managers better buyers than sellers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
Fund managers being too optimistic about investments they have selected are inadvertently hurting their performance by making poor selling decisions, said quantitative research specialist Inalytics. "By their nature, fund managers are optimists. They're ...

Managed funds count carbon emission costs

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
While many investors and companies await the results of the Federal Government's task group set up to investigate the potential effects of introducing a carbon trading scheme, some investment managers are taking the initiative and developing models ...

Phoenix won't rise from $1b fraud

The court case against Phoenix, a German hedge fund that embezzled more than $1 billion from 30,000 companies and individuals draws to a close next month, two years after the fraud was uncovered. In March 2005, the German regulator BaFin shut down the ...

Wealth managers will have difficulty with AML

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
The financial services organisations that will struggle most with the introduction of anti-money laundering programs are those that may otherwise be least affected by it - the life companies and investment managers in the wealth management sector. Steve ...

First State Super 2006 SelectingSuper Fund of the Year

First State Superannuation Scheme has won the inaugural Rainmaker SelectingSuper Fund of the Year award among four other finalists. "This has been an historic year for First State Super. We attained public offer status in May, and have gained significant ...

AXA's value of advice translating into happy customers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
... adviser they would recommend them to friends and colleagues. The study was undertaken by WA Taylor & Associates to investigate customer perceptions around their dealings with AXA and Charter financial planners. It also found that 98 per cent of those ...

Product complexity blamed for systemic errors

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... has been able to address systemic issues only in recent years as its terms of reference now includes the power to investigate and resolve systemic issues, with all customers affected able to benefit from any compensation awarded. Banks also gave the ...