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Managed funds count carbon emission costs

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
While many investors and companies await the results of the Federal Government's task group set up to investigate the potential effects of introducing a carbon trading scheme, some investment managers are taking the initiative and developing models ...

INVESCO boosts insto team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
INVESCO has appointed an ex-NAB executive as head of institutional client relationships to work closely with recently appointed head of institutional sales, Peter McClelland. Juliana Howard was appointed to the role of head of institutional client relationships. ...

Telstra Super surges past $10b

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
Telstra Super, Australia's largest corporate super fund, has announced it has broken through the $10 billion in funds under management mark. Terry McCredden, Telstra Super chief executive officer, said, "Our unique low cost, full service offering has ...

FEAL appoints three new directors

The Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL) has appointed three new directors to the board following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week. The new directors are Damian Hill, chief executive of REST Super, Colin McGuinness, chief executive of NGS ...

Avoid excessive hedging: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
While debates continue about what level of hedging is best, the point is that as investors push more money overseas due to local capacity constraints hedging strategies will become central, particularly as we increasingly distinguish between what drives ...

US slowdown won't hurt China

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
Fitch Ratings is optimistic China's economic growth will be unaffected by slowing US growth. James McCormack, head of Asia sovereigns at Fitch ratings, told the Global Structured Finance Conference 2006 Asia, being held in Beijing this week, that a ...

Principal appoints new Aussie CEO

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
Principal Global Investors has appointed a new chief executive officer for its Australian business. Grant Forster, formerly chief executive officer of Principal's European operations and head of international offices, will take over the role recently ...

QIC merges its Aust and international teams

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
QIC will merge its Australian and international equities implemented teams into one division ahead of the departure of head of Australian implemented equities, Martin McComish. Greg Liddell, the current head of the international implemented equities ...

Another Elm associate banned by ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned a financial adviser associated with the failed Elm Financial Services group for three years for his part in convincing a couple to invest $1 million in a failed product. Sydney adviser ...

Westpac FP launches $500k super campaign

Westpac Financial Planning has launched a marketing campaign designed to help their existing clients realise the extra incentives to save for their retirement on the back of Treasurer Costello's proposed 2006 super reforms. In what is its first major ...