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Snowball stays on track

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... Capital, which contributed to the 19 per cent growth in FUMA. This growth was also affected by the company's own net inflows directed into primary platforms, net flows, retail net flows and market movement. Additionally, Snowball plan to announce another ...

AvSuper takes legal action against big fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... they occur." When contacted by Financial Standard, AvSuper chief executive Michelle Griffiths declined to comment and directed all enquiries to Greenfields, the law firm advising the super fund. A spokesperson at Colonial First State Global Asset Management ...

SMSFs carry underlying key person risk: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... also flagged by the report as many SMSFs have only one 'dominant' trustee. "Current policies have not adequately been directed towards the operational risks associated with SMSFs as retirees' age and are no longer capable of managing their own superannuation ...

NY firm defrauds billion dollar CDOs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... CDOs lose tens of millions of dollars. Thomas Priore, owner and president of ICP Asset Management, was alleged to have directed the activities, when mortgage markets came under pressure three years ago during the GFC. Priore and his companies also improperly ...

Hold, Fold or Run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... the appropriate decisions on the governance of finance when faced with renewed episodes of irresponsible speculation directed towards weaker countries." Germany, are you listening? Looked at one way -- and this is the prevailing market consensus at the ...

ASSET Super appoints LGT Capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... executive at ASSET Super. This follows the appointment of Mercer as the fund's asset consultant in June 2008. Mercer was directed by the fund to manage its alternative asset program, which was drafted by the fund's prior consultant, Intech. ASSET Super ...

Planners sidelined for self-investing strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... independent research and listening to their families and friends. Around 70 per cent of traders classed themselves in the "self-directed" category a year ago - however 79 per cent expect to adopt this approach to their equity investments a year from ...

AMP planners back fee for service APL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... July 2012 in October last year. The policy does not include risk products, rebates and related payments that are product directed payments to Australian Financial Services Licensees. Helmich also said the financial planning division continues to work ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Australian shares are likely to open lower after credit downgrades and warnings directed at several governments, reports showed manufacturing is weak in the UK and Germany, and major US companies announced poor earnings. At 0807 AEDT on the Sydney Futures ...

CalPERS champions placement agent reform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... funds, Rob Feckner, president of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration has directed staff to pursue legislation that would require stricter governance of placement agents. "It is crystal clear that we need ...