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Skandia ranks number one for BDM service

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... support and service, according to the latest Assirt Service Level Survey. This is the third consecutive year Skandia has claimed top spot, which is all the more stunning because Skandia has only been operating in Australia for five years. According to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... Zealand sharemarket got spooked by whippy offshore markets as they recovered from a massive case of economic jitters. The Top 50 NZX-50 index sank more than 1.8 percent during the session, but a recovery in Australia gave it a hand up and it closed down ...

Accountants need to be accountable too

... accountants, Raftery said a five-year check up is imperative to keep them on their toes. But quality not fees should be their top priority. "If business owners focus solely on price, then they are making one of their biggest business blunders as what ...

Mining managers wary of funds fleeing

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
Despite huge profits, top mining managers are becoming increasingly concerned about strong investment inflows into the commodities markets emanating from fund managers, fearful that an exodus of funds from the same managers could trigger a pricing landslide. ...

Mercer breaks into retail MTM

... target income of 2.5 per cent above bank bill rates, the fund's underlying assets mean there is potential for capital gains on top of the income. Fund managers selected for the fund would have gone through Mercer's manager screening process where more ...

Restructured Fidelity Japan fund rated by S&P

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
S&P has rated the Fidelity Japan Fund three stars, finding that the fund's restructure late last year and a new fund manager, Nick Price, have rebooted it to deliver higher returns while adding new products to its original core mix. S&P analyst, Evan ...

UBS sets sights on global infrastructure

UBS Australia will be using the worldwide reach of its Swiss parent to offer Australian investors a slice of the global infrastructure market. UBS Global Asset Management has this week launched the UBS Global Infrastructure Securities Fund. The fund's ...

Westpoint fundraiser's last minute dash

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
On Sunday Neil Burnard, disgraced businessman and director of Palentia, the alleged fundraiser for the toppled Westpoint group, returned to Australia after he was refused entry in a last minute dash to the United States after a last minute dash to remain ...

Walter Scott Global Equity still recommended: Zenith

... equity owners don't have any equity in the acquired group, which Zenith noted would have been a critical factor in retaining top talent. "However, the acquisition terms of the deal provide for part of the consideration to be paid out over the next four ...

Emerging markets out, Japan in

The latest weekly report by US-based Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) revealed that investors are bailing out of the market with $10 billion of outflows on equity funds tracked by the group in the week ending May 24. The research firm also reported ...