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Portfolio Partners offsets co2 with tree-planting program

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
... integrated into existing farming and grazing operations of the landowner. Mallee Eucalyptus are renowned for their drought and fire resistance, and have an average estimated lifespan of nearly 400 years. Portfolio Partners has already established itself ...

ALP's broadband funding comes under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
The Federal Labor Opposition has come under fire for its plan to build a high speed broadband fibre to the node (FTTN) network covering 98 per cent of the population, with the $4.7 billion dollar project to be bankrolled by the Future Fund's remaining ...

Reverse mortgage standards under fire

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
A CHOICE shadow shop survey of the reverse mortgage industry has revealed some poor practices and areas for concern, but plans are already underway from some in the industry to effect a uniform lift in standards. Three CHOICE representatives visited ...

More data leakage and spam in 2007

US-listed messaging security group, Tumbleweed Communications, which counts Bank of America Securities and JP Morgan Chase & Co as clients, warned that data leakage and spam are among the key IT security threats this year. "The spam problem will continue ...

MFAA rules under fire

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
The peak body for mortgage and business finance brokers, the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), may be forced to rewrite its membership rules if the competition watchdog upholds a complaint. The MFAA, formerly the Mortgage Industry ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
The Australian share market has opened higher, jumping out of the blocks fired by a spate of takeovers. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 41.3 points to 5,529.50, while the all ordinaries gained 38.4 points to 5509.80. Both indices ...

FPA should lead not follow: Bloch

... and on the subject of commission versus fees. Bloch, appointed to the helm five months ago, said it has been a "baptism of fire" becoming FPA's new chief executive but stressed that she was "here to stay" and work closely with chairman Corinna Dieters ...

UniSuper flags $1b property spend

UniSuper is the latest megafund to flag it will invest at least $1 billion in unlisted property over the next five years, enough firepower to acquire 100 per cent or majority stakes in buildings, an investment strategy once the exclusive domain of fund ...

Private equity capital raising breaks $4bn for 2005-06

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... investments and crystalise gains as it accounts for 82 per cent of all exits Nonetheless, private equity managers are holding their fire at the moment as the survey revealed, "The number of investor exits was much lower when compared to the same period ...

ASIC bans ex-Genesys adviser

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned financial adviser, Mark Leigh Clifton, a former authorised representative of Genesys Wealth Advisers, from providing financial services for 10 years. Clifton was a NSW-based authorised ...