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AXA Rosenberg launches EM strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
AXA Rosenberg Investment Management Asia Pacific has released the Global Emerging Markets Equity Trust. Sydney based, Kathryn McDonald, head of investments Australia/New Zealand at AXA Rosenberg, said the firm's research found a strong relationship ...

ITC targets Gen Y with trees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
Forestry group, ITC, is providing financial planners with access to a managed investment scheme to attract more Generation Y clients. The firm's strategy aims to pay-off Higher Education Scheme (HECS) debt fast, a key financial concern for graduating ...

FPA endorses iShares CPD program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has accredited the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program on exchange traded funds (ETF) set up by iShares Australia. The CPD program, which can be accessed using the iShares website, provides two ...

Intech signs deal with Suncorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
Intech Investments is partnering with Suncorp Wealth Management to manage the diversified multi-manager options on the Suncorp WealthSmart platform. The core multi-manager products available on the platform cover include Australian shares, international ...

...and targets SMSF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
AMP is moving into the burgeoning self managed super fund (SMSF) market by launching the firm's Ascend SMSF product. Paul Sainsbury, director of product manufacturing at AMP, said the product allows trustees to have complete control over their fund ...

AMP moves into direct super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
AMP Financial Services is launching a simple, low cost, no commission online superannuation fund, Flexible Lifetime Super Easy, designed to appeal to Gen X and Y. This move by AMP follows a trend by Virgin Superannuation, Max Super and the popular BT ...

CommInsure signs UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
CommInsure has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). A Commonwealth Bank of Australia spokesperson said the investment team within the insurer is working on implementing the principles into the firm's process now. ...

MIR takes up Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
MIR Investment Management has adopted all Charles River Development's Investment Management System modules and the financial services software provider's global electronic trading network. In 2006, the Australian based asset manager implemented Charles ...

Snowden departure forces ratings review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
Colonial First State property securities funds with around $3 billion in funds under management (FUM) are under ratings review following the surprise departure of John Snowden, portfolio manager at CFS global property securities. Andrew Nicholas has ...

BT winds up Global Return fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
BT Investment Management is winding up its $870 million BT Global Return fund three months after it suspended applications into and redemptions from the fund. In a statement from the firm, BT Investment Management said the fund will be closed to all ...