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New index tracks second-tier emerging markets

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
S&P Indices has launched a new index covering second-tier emerging markets Columbia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa. The CIVETS 60 index comprises of ten stocks from each country. Each company must have a market capitalisation of ...

Indexing warning as ETFs surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... disasters. "Inflation worries were a factor in generating considerable interest in products providing exposure to indices covering broad commodities, high dividend paying stocks, high yield fixed income, gold and real estate," said Fuhr. Rainmaker data ...

New SMSF course on offer

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... topics to be covered are estate planning, tax issues including death and disablement and in-house assets. "We will be covering the full cross-section of SMSF issues," Busoli said. Busoli said the course would be up-to-date with the latest legislative ...

iShares appoints vice presidents to new roles

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... experience, is responsible for developing and supporting iShares' institutional clients. Formerly a senior business analyst covering ETFs at Vanguard Investments Australia, Biassini will focus on product development in the primary and secondary markets. ...

IMCA offers 2011 scholarships

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... association says CIMA provides a strong foundation the investment consulting and researcher industries with lectures covering areas such as:, Portfolio construction, Asset allocation, Risk management, Australian regulatory environment, Alternative investing ...

AMP Capital to recruit in infrastructure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... infrastructure team following the resignation of a portfolio manager and analyst. Manoj Patel, a co-portfolio manager, covering US pipelines and India, and analyst Ryan Foelske will both leave the organisation on April 8, to "pursue other opportunities". ...

Mind the leadership gap: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... or trustworthy, according to a survey of more than 170,000 workers in Australia and New Zealand. The Aon Hewitt poll, covering seven sectors of the economy and more than 300 organisations, found just 54 per cent of employees in the finance industry saw ...

Asia specialists join Premium China

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... recently returned from the UK where he was most recently a senior investment specialist at Standard Life Investments. Covering Victoria and Tasmania, Alexandra Roos is an Asia income specialist with over eight years experience in finance and fund management. ...

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... collectables and personal use assets. The three-day event will feature 10 plenary sessions and 37 concurrent sessions, covering not just industry-related regulatory updates but best practice on SMSF investing and trusteeship. There will also be opportunities ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... on a regular basis over the course of the next few months. The Group will also be supported by several working groups (covering MySuper, Governance, self-managed superannuation funds, and SuperStream). The working groups will allow for more detailed ...