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Gunns fuels CG debate

Corporate governance is back in the spotlight after ANZ said it will only finalise its lending decision on Gunns' proposed $1.7 billion pulp mill once it has completed an independent "green" assessment of the project. ANZ has declined an interview request ...

Lifestyle banking at your service

BankWest joins the growing list of banks and wealth management firms eager to retain customers and win new ones by providing finance-related services in a more relaxed setting, complete with a place to read, cafe and even a mini-shop to buy office stationery. ...

Calliva gives SMSFs direct property route

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
Boutique financial services group Calliva has taken advantage of recent changes in borrowing legislation for self managed super funds (SMSF) to offer direct commercial property investments via loans. Calliva's SuperAccess allows a super fund to finance ...

Green paper bags top IFSA/Deloitte award

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
Ben Hare, equities dealer at Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management, has won the IFSA/Deloitte Future Leaders Award for his research paper on the implications of climate change on the investment industry. Each of the 13 candidates needed to be under ...

Westpac jumps in to save RAMS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Westpac has thrown a lifeline to troubled home loan lender RAMS Home Loans, offering to buy the franchise distribution arm for $140 million in cash. The purchase will include the RAMS brand, franchise network and associated mortgage origination, servicing ...

BlackRock co-founder calls it a day

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
BlackRock co-founder and president Ralph Schlosstein has announced his resignation, effective immediately, to pursue "other entrepreneurial interests". While Schlosstein will remain as an advisor until early 2008, the board has promoted Robert Kapito ...

Industry fund ads off target?

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
Industry superannuation funds need to focus more on member communication, education and online presence, not scaremongering by focussing on fees, according to Vanessa Stoykov, chief executive of marketing, media and communications group Evolution Media. ...

Investors Accru SMAs

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
High net worth advice specialists Accru Financial Planning (AFP) have partnered with BlackRock to offer Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) on its menu. Director Matthew Kidd said BlackRock's size and international reach, including the future inclusion ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower today after stocks fell on Wall Street, as 73,000 workers at General Motors launched a nation-wide strike. This is in spite of higher metal prices overnight and a record-setting performance yesterday ...

Mainland China and HK unite for mutual funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
Chinese financial institutions gathered in Hong Kong for the "co-operation and exchange between the mainland and Hong Kong asset management industry" forum to discuss the future of the industry and China's emerging role in the global economy. "This ...