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MCG appoints Select

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... Management. "The complexities in structuring portfolios that included alternative assets, absolute return managers and proactive asset allocation makes it difficult, dangerous and near impossible for even the most sophisticated wealth managers to do ...

Sunsuper's new service nets 270 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... administration and enrolment costs as well as reduce the amount of required paperwork. "We want to encourage people to be more proactive when selecting a super fund and take control of their investment decisions instead of relying on their employers ...

DC pension risk reviews flawed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... least number of risk assessments in the last 12 months - only 10 per cent. Standalone trust based DC plans were more proactive with 32 per cent undertaking a risk assessment over the same time period. Smith said it was possible some schemes could have ...

JV moves Invesco into China PE

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
... and Power Holdings (CLP). "The equity fund management partnership between Huaneng Capital Services and Invesco is a proactive effort in using new financing means to promote industrial development," said Huang Yongda, China Huaneng Group vice president. ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
Troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be reborn in a four-pillar strategy put forward by the US government - a move that brought fast relief to the credit markets. After more than a month of deliberations, the Treasury, the Federal ...

Proactive planners ease client concerns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
Clients of proactive financial planners are less stressed about their asset allocation and overall portfolio after being sent educational material during equity market corrections. Chris Browne, Financial Design for Life senior financial planner, said ...

Praemium upgrades p-Desktop

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
Online portfolio administrator PrA|mium Limited has improved its services by upgrading its market data service p-Desktop to include Order Management and Portfolio Review tools. Full service broker Evans & Partners has been first to sign up to this extended ...

Algos trap rogue traders

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
Algorithmic trading has traditionally been linked to trading orders and developing investment strategies - but the technology is now gaining traction as a way to catch white collar crime. According to John Bates, founder and general manager of Progress ...

US Fed back in the lead

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... Reserve policy has changed. Until recently it was hesitant, gradual and process-oriented. More recently, it has become proactive in response to the severity of the credit crunch and emerging evidence of economic weakness," said Richard B Hoey, chief ...

St George appoints margin lending head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
St George Group has appointed David Curry to general manager of margin lending. Curry was previously St George head of payment solutions and held positions at Westpac, Rothchilds Australia Asset Management and Ernst & Young before joining the bank three ...