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Macquarie Private Bank appoints CIO

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Macquarie Private Bank has appointed Robert Credaro, formerly from Macquarie's private equity division, as its new chief investment officer. Credaro will start his new role on 1 October. In his new role, he will lead discussions with various fund providers ...

Money flows lead to Africa

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Global foreign direct investment flows have changed course in 2008 from developed countries to Africa - making West Africa the fastest growing receiver of FDIs with a 63 per cent increase into the region's coffers. According to a new investment trends ...

Spectrum transfers to IOOF fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
IOOF Investment Management will become the trustee of Spectrum Super, replacing former trustee, AWM division Questor Financial Services. Spectrum Super, which had $3 billion in funds under administration at the end of June, will be transferred fully ...

Regulators tighten grip on hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
The US' Securities and Exchange Commission and UK's Financial Services Authority have announced plans to explore common reporting and regulations of hedge funds - developments that could set the template for Australian hedge fund regulation. The two ...

Beware the leveraged ETF

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Australian exchange traded funds investors should learn from their US counterparts who have lost their fortunes trading leveraged ETFs - products that could one day hit Australian shores. Michael Krause, president of ETF research house AltaVista Research ...

Cbus and ARIA looking to hire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
The search for top talent in the superannuation industry continues with Cbus looking for a new executive manager for superannuation policy and ARIA searching for a senior investment operations analyst. The $13 billion Cbus wants to hire an executive ...

Consultants back super communication

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
Asset consultants are doubling their efforts to provide education material to super fund members, as funds ramp up their commitment to allay members' worries in a post GFC world, said an industry expert. Paul Ireland, general manager of MLC Implemented ...

OneVue buys 50pc of WealthCraft

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
Homegrown tech firm OneVue casts its net overseas after wrapping up a deal to buy 50 per cent of Hong Kong-based wealth management platform provider, WealthCraft. The two organisations worked together to launch WealthCraft Pension Administration Service ...

Military Super revamps strategic asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
Military Super has overhauled the strategic asset allocation throughout four of its five investment options following the fund's annual investment review. Starting 15 October, the fund, which had $3.1 billion in assets under management at the end of ...

Garvan and Apogee adopt fee for service

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
MLC-backed Apogee Financial Planning and Garvan/MLC Financial Planning are transitioning to a fee for advice model from 1 July next year. In a press statement released today, MLC confirmed that both Apogee and Garvan would adopt the new model for all ...