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Asia Pac equities in the red

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
The recent declines in Asian equities may have opened a myriad of investment opportunity windows globally, but investors should adopt a cautious approach to avoid being stung by poor quality investments. Following the recent declines in Asian equities ...

SOA at half price

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has unveiled a simplified Statement Of Advice (SOA) which cuts planner preparation time by as much as 50 per cent. FPA chief executive, Jo-Anne Bloch, said the 'Simplified SOA' has been developed after the Financial ...

Funding costs trim Suncorp banking profit

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
Suncorp Metway managing director John Mulcahy told the annual meeting yesterday it expected the credit crunch to trim between $10 million and $15 million from the "bottom line full-year result" of the group's banking business, though Suncorp did not ...

ACT govt funds adopt sustainable investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The ACT Government's $1.4 billion Superannuation Provision Account investment portfolio is set to adopt the United Nations (UN) Principles for Responsible Investment and implement a risk-based approach to its investment decisions, following recommendations ...

RBC Dexia wins $5.6bn custody mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
RBC Dexia Investor Services has won a $5.6 billion (CA$5 billion) custody mandate from fund manager and Insurance Alliance subsidiary IA Clarington Investments. RBC Dexia Investor Services has had a stellar week, winning the custody mandate from fund ...

Mariner taps into private equity

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2007
Mariner Financial has launched a bid to purchase TV production company Beyond International, which, if successful, will form a seed asset of a new private equity fund to be launched next year. The fund, to be housed under a new brand, Mariner Capital ...

Scalable laws could protect property finance investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
More regulation in itself may not be the answer to avoiding future property group collapses, but better structured and scalable regulation might be, said the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA). Greg Martin, IAA senior vice president, said better ...

SELECT scores four stars for diversified funds

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2007
Select Asset Management today announced that Standard & Poor's has awarded both its Select Growth Portfolio and Select Defensive Portfolio diversified funds a four star rating. S&P fund analyst Tara Bell said, "The four stars reflects our high conviction ...

Keysbrook joins national best practice project

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
Western Australian based Keysbrook Financial Services has joined the "Best Advice" project, a national cooperative project between privately owned financial planning businesses to develop a best practice model for implementation in their individual ...

Bigger teams, more products for fixed interest: S&P

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
Fixed interest managers are increasing the size of their teams and evolving their products to meet retail expectations, according to Standard & Poor's (S&P). The inaugural S&P fixed interest sector report surveyed both the Australian fixed interest ...