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Northward wins Golden Calf

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... of equities, Darren Thompson and Simon Rutherfurd in November last year. The Northward Australian Equities process achieved top quartile investment performance over one, two, three and four year periods since 2004. The firm launched its first retail ...

Schroders eyes credit markets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... last three weeks in particular has seen a structural repricing of risk and Schroders banks the current market cycle as "the top of the slide", and that it should only get better from here. "We're getting interested in gaining exposure to the [credit ...

Ratings first, platforms second: CAAM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Credit Agricole Asset Management Australia is focusing its immediate attention on garnering ratings from the top rating firms in Australia, rather than pouring resources into distributing its products via platforms. Three months ago, Richard Borysiewicz ...

Trustee education top issue for SMSFs: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
The key issue facing self-managed super funds is trustee training and education, said Chris Pearce, Shadow Minister for Financial Services. "It is my understanding that most self managed superannuation trustees are well equipped to make sound judgments ...

BT reaps $1.7bn in net inflows

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... 38 basis points margin up from 36 basis points last year. The major domestic equity funds have continued to perform in the top two quartiles for most periods, with the property funds performing well versus its peers this year. Despite the downturn in ...

SimCorp scoops Vendor of the Year award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Financial services software provider SimCorp bags a top award for its new module, XpressInstruments, which allows fund managers to better track and analyse structured products and exotic instruments. US trade publication Operations Management awarded ...

For those about to hit rock bottom, we salute you

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... and irrevocable proof that the country is entering tough economic times, unseen since the 80s: AC/DC have returned to the top of the album charts for the first time in 28 years," they reported. The AC/DC effect kicked off in 1973 when the band formed ...

Former Virgin Money execs launch Mozo

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... their existing product details and Mozo instantly compares hundreds of products to generate a personalised report showing the Top 5 products that would save them the most money and help pay off their loan or credit card debt faster," she said. Asked ...

No pay for failure: ACSI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... of poor and inadequate performance," noted the ACSI statement. ACSI recently released research surrounding CEO pay in the top 100 Australian listed companies. The council engaged ISS Governance Services to conduct the research.

Mortgage trusts face crisis of confidence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... because after the guarantee was announced a week ago, have witnessed a spike in withdrawals. To date four of the country's top ten mortgage fund providers - Perpetual, AXA, Challenger and AUI - have all either suspended applications or redemptions for ...