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Australian Ethical closes World Trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... and other factors have led us to rationalise this investment option," said the firm's letter. As a result, the wholesale version of the World Trust, the International Equities Trust, will be made available to retail investors from the start of October. ...

Yellow Brick Road drops acquisition strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... Yellow Brick Road is also taking a different approach to hiring its next head of business development - launching its own version of The Apprentice, a show made famous by US billionaire Donald Trump. "The show is set to screen in September. There's around ...

Microsoft battles Google Docs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... clouds? You betcha. At least that's what Microsoft is going to do from early next year when it launches a free web-based version of its boxed software, the ubiquitous Microsoft Office. Asian, Indian and African financial services firms have managed to ...

Pension fund suffers million-dollar meltdown

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... from Questronix which added that IBM should provide the solution. According to the contractor, IBM is building a special version of the software to solve the problem. However, Alex Aloba, president of Questronix Corporation, criticised GSIS for the fault ...

J.P. Morgan wins Capital mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... the administration of assets within the international equity fund, and passive currency overlay services for a hedged version of the fund. The services will be provided by J.P. Morgan's Sydney-based centre of excellence, which is part of the firm's integrated ...

ING drops guarantee for interest

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
ING Australia has released the next version of the ANZ Flexible Term Deposit Fund that provides a higher interest rate instead of the government guarantee. The ANZ Flexible Term Deposit Fund Plus provides an interest rate of 3.5 per cent per annum for ...

Super breakthrough for SMAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... savings) or if they have a self-managed super fund (SMSFs). Stuart Fechner, the head of the new division, said that their version of the SMA means millions of people who previously couldn't access the product can now do so. "If you're talking about ordinary ...

Hillross selects Macq platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... has added another investment platform to the group's suite. Hillross selected the Definitive Wrap Solution platform, a version of the Macquarie Wrap, after a six-month trial with one of the group's advisory firms. Definitive Wrap Solution provides access ...

S&P launches risk controlled indices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Standard and Poor's has launched risk controlled versions of its S&P 500 and S&P/ASX 200 indices as investors look to gain exposure to the US and Australian markets while limiting their risk. The S&P 500 Risk Control 10% Index and the S&P/ASX 200 Risk ...

APRA calls for IT risk submissions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... of operational risk," the discussion paper said. Once APRA receives submissions the regulator expects to issue a final version of the PPG later in the year. Examples of IT risks can be found across the wealth management industry. In December last year ...