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Let the sub-prime post-mortem begin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Postmortem into what caused the sub-prime fiasco is pointing the finger at the investment banks, hedge funds and even the apparent hero Dr Greenspan. The main problem, according to a just-released book titled The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money ...

Building green for the future

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
Green buildings are gaining traction in Australia and superannuation funds should act now if they would like to cash in on the sustainable building sector, says an industry expert. Michael Drapac, managing director of green property funds manager Drapac ...

Future Fund to adopt ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
The Federal Government's Future Fund has confirmed it will be looking at environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as part of its investment strategies in 2008. The government-backed $59.6 billion fund was highlighted by Australian Conservation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply higher as Wall Street surged after The Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) cut its main lending rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to 2.25 per cent. At 0740 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Cromwell recruits ex-rugby manager

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
Queensland based property and funds manager Cromwell Group has appointed ex-Australian Rugby Union general manager Pat Howard as chief operations officer. Howard joins Cromwell from his position as general manager of the high performance unit for ARU ...

Hunter Hall extends Bravura deal

Hunter Hall Investment Management has extended its existing contract with wealth management software provider Bravura for another three years. The SRI specialist manager initially licenced the Garradin software more than five years ago, using the system ...

Garvan FP adds three

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
MLC-owned Garvan Financial Planning has added Battistella Financial Services, McNeany Financial Services and Vertex Group to its license. McNeany Financial Services and Vertex Group join Garvan Financial Planning (Garvan) from Professional Investment ...

AFA maps education Pathway

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) hopes to fill the gap in adviser education by launching a new course that accommodates the time constraints and 'adult learning' needs of today's financial planners. It's nearly a year of consultation with ...

Super gap widens between haves and have-nots

One of the largest regular surveys conducted on super has confirmed the increasing gap between those who can afford to retire and those who can't. Twice a year, financial services giant AMP asks more than 320,000 of its AMP Corporate Super members to ...

Austock beats profit forecast but IM returns fall

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
Diversified financial services firm Austock Group yesterday announced an $8.8 million net profit after tax for the half year to 31 December, but reported a fall in investment management returns. Austock's $8.8 million net profit after tax was a 75 per ...