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US pension fund wealth bigger than individual wealth

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
... wealth, presenting new opportunities for pension funds and other managed funds to leverage the weight of money to achieve corporate and social change. Speaking at the CMSF conference yesterday, William Greider, national affairs correspondent for the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
... stocks fell for a third day as investors worried that a sharp rebound in oil prices would hurt consumer spending and corporate profits. The Nasdaq has lost about two per cent since Thursday, its most pronounced slide in almost two months. Leading the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
... growth report will give the Federal Reserve more ammunition to push interest rates higher, overshadowing hopes for robust corporate profits. A drop in oil prices also hurt shares of major oil companies, including blue-chip Exxon Mobil. Major stock indexes ...

Super funds to inject $1.5bn more into Aussie hedge funds

... and European hedge funds allocation. Another interesting finding from the research was that the respondents considered corporate governance as a higher priority than historical returns. The UNSW's Associate Professor John Evans said, "I think when they ...

Investec Australia buys NM Rothschild

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
... South-Africa seen as a "natural fit". Schwartz expects a sized up local Investec operation will become more attractive to corporate Australia. As a result of the deal, while Rothschild Australia will remain in the business of investment banking, its ...

Coin software signs up Asteron and ANZ

... ANZ Financial Planning will start using Coin's software solutions. Brett Himbury, Asteron's chief operating officer in corporate and distribution, said they chose Coin as their preferred vendor after an extensive tendering process due to the quality ...

Westpac flags billion dollar play in residential REIT

Westpac is planning a billion dollar plus shopping spree in domestic residential property and has launched the first residential real estate investment trust (REIT) in Australia. The country's fourth largest bank has beaten St George and Macquarie Bank ...

Education drives choice: Plum

... spurring more than three-quarters of its 110,000-strong members to exercise choice. The Melbourne-based company is a corporate superannuation specialist with a twist. It administers the Plum Superannuation Fund, which specialises in providing superannuation ...

Fiducian grabs an RSE license

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Fiducian Superannuation (incorporating Fiducian Superannuation Service and Fiducian Corporate Superannuation Service) has also been registered as a superannuation entity following the granting of the RSE license. ...

SRI next gen - funds that only invest in companies run by women

... of companies face their own specific challenges, Walden often utilises shareholder leverage to urge them to improve corporate practices." But the main driver for the fund is the low proportion companies that have women directors or senior executives. ...