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Spain here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) in the early 1990s, for like Spain now, it could not implement policies independent of its European brethrens. The Australian government has only us, Australians -- and oh perhaps, the Kiwis -- to answer to. Perhaps ...

MLC adds three managers to new strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... Horizon Series to the next level. "The aim of the strategy is to generate returns for investors that are mostly independent of share market performance," she said. "We expect it to help produce more reliable returns for our diversified portfolios." The ...

Wealthtrac re-signs Oasis

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... Oasis technology to provide service to Wealthtrac advisers. "The products on the Wealthtrac investment list are independent of the platform and are there via merit only. We do not have our own advisers marketing our own products; nor competing for business ...

Good bacteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... may still have to counteract the bad bacteria - the banks - that recently started a fad of setting interest rates independent of the central bank.

Plum pickings in international equities: K2

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... value. "We focus on areas in the market where earnings growth is strongest and particularly secular earnings growth, independent of the cycle," he explained. "We have no interest in owning the best stock in the worst sector or being underweight the worst ...

MIR deputy MD joins Russell

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... its wholly owned subsidiary Total Risk Management (TRM). TRM is led by a board of six directors, four of whom are independent of Russell. The board has a variety of industry experience in areas such as actuarial services, investments and financial services. ...

Not proud of Storm involvement: Norris

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... customers. Norris said the bank had already put in place processes that would be seen as "fair, appropriate" and also independent of CBA to help customers facing losses from their investments. "We've addressed the situation, it's not something I'm proud ...

Tax relief will drive insurance cover

... ensure that all its employees have adequate insurance cover if it provides that cover through a group policy that is independent of the employee's superannuation fund. However, the current tax regime makes such arrangements tax-ineffective." A tax relief ...

Man fund boosts alpha through bonds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... Australia has teamed up with nabCapital to launch a defensive portable alpha product that aims to milk returns independent of market fluctuations. Open to institutional investors, the Man RMF Bond Index Plus is designed to outperform the UBS Composite ...

Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... with the major equity and fixed income asset classes, and has been created to generate positive economic returns independent of economic conditions or cycles. Available in two versions in Australia, the Morgan Stanley FX Alpha Fund aspires to target ...