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No bank is ready for AML

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... benefit from AML/CTF compliance when international experience showed there was none. Some execs believed that a 15 month extension period was available for implementation and hence had not fully engaged yet with AML. In fact, he said, there is a 15 month ...

Insurer claims from storms reach $200m

Insurers have received around 18,000 claims due to the damages from the four-day torrential rain and flooding that hit coastal NSW and the surrounding districts. Kerrie Kelly, chief executive at the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) said that the ...

Investors extending their investment edge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
Investors looking for higher and more consistent alpha are driving interest in "extension" strategies that integrate both long and short positions, following a trend already very strong in the US but now gaining ground in Australia, said State Street ...

'Tis the season to be philanthropic

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... charitable organisations. The fund requires a minimum $50,000 initial investment, but gives an easy entry into or an extension of an investor's philanthropic giving. Goldman Sachs JBWere executive director, Christopher Thorn, said the fund was better ...

Super choice Budget boost

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... send a ripple effect through public sector superannuation more generally. Self managed super funds will benefit from an extension of capital gains tax roll-over protection following marriage breakdowns that allow spouses to transfer in-specie to another ...

Tax determination improves income protection

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... for two more years for ill health and injury. Tax determination 2007/3 (TD 2007/3) replaces TD98/27 and allows for the extension of insurance coverage beyond two years. Previously trustees often ceased benefits after two years, even where members were ...

Former FuturePlus head gets in the Grove

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
Former FuturePlus chief executive officer, Brett Westbrook, is the new executive chairman of Grove Research & Advisory. Westbrook has taken a financial stake in the Grove business and brings more than 25 years experience to the business, including time ...

BlackRock accumulating mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... and an $80m mandate from TASPLAN. LGSS assigned $470 million to BlackRock in the form of an Australian equity active-extension mandate, while TASPLAN handed over $80 million as a 150/50 long-short mandate. Ken Liow, head of quantitative investments in ...

New Paradigm for Opes Prime

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
... expand our client base," he said. Julian Smith, a director of Opes Prime Group, said the new company would be a natural extension of their core securities lending and equity financing business. "The expertise and experience that Paradigm Capital brings ...

Statewide launches target return investment option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... realigning their investment strategy in recent years. Magill said the new Statewide Target Return option was a natural extension of the fund's service philosophy, enabling members to achieve diversity in their investments. "Target Return offers a higher ...