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Super funds complacent on sustainability

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... the analysis and be able to tick the box to say they are looking at these issues. Some funds on the periphery are doing major work on quantifiable analysis of these issues but I certainly think there is a long way to go before these issues have an impact ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... nations! Who'll be the next to lose an A? What's next? Downgrade the entire planet and investors seek safety on Mars? The major take away in this current episode is that investors everywhere have not learnt the lessons of the past. They've easily forgotten ...

Praemium appoints new CEO as platform business booms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... "Arthur will maintain a very close relationship as a consultant, working closely with management and will continue to play a major role in development of technology and innovations for which he has a great reputation," said Don Stammer, chairman, Praemium. ...

Goodbye or good buy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... got chopped, so were "farm lenders; long-term U.S. government-backed debt issued by 32 banks; and credit unions and three major clearinghouses, which are used to execute trades of stocks, bonds and options." Were financial markets really running scared ...

AUI expands with property fund acquisitions

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... markets, AUI. "This acquisition means we can provide investors with access to a broad range of property funds in all the major property sectors, and will add to the diversity and quality of our existing property portfolio." Investa's chief executive ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Uncertainty around regulations and industry reforms has shaken the wealth management industry's chief executives, with lack of confidence in Australian preparation for its ageing population, a new report has revealed. The survey of 31 chief executives ...

Markets crash as recession fears hit

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... that central banks would not be able to respond to a second recession the way they did to the global financial crisis. Most major western countries cannot cut interest rates dramatically as they are already near zero and governments cannot provide great ...

JBWere wealth head resigns

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Brad Gale, head of JBWere's institutional wealth business and equity partner, has resigned from the company. JBWere confirmed to Financial Standard that Gale has left the firm after 11 years, although it is not known where he is heading to next. "We ...

Gold, gold, gold, but not to Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... investors, including super funds, misinterpreting gold as a returns generator rather than as a defensive strategy is costing them major opportunities in the sector. Taurus Funds Management is a specialist in the gold sector and their director, Mohendra ...

Industry looks to draw line under reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... reforms have been a long time in gestation and once these changes are implemented we need the government to draw a line under major structural reform of our sector," said Maher.