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One step forward, two steps back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... Lehman Brothers' share price went into a free fall following news that talks between the investment bank and the Korean Development Bank has fallen through. The Korean state-controlled bank had been reported in recent months to be in negotiations to ...

VicSuper members to receive carbon scorecard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... working towards introducing the necessary policy changes to tackle climate change and to enable sustainable economic development to flourish. "The impact of these policy changes means that people's superannuation growth could be directly influenced by ...

Instos pour $370m into Apostle fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... This in a roundabout way is expected to fuel further interest in senior bank loan investments, said Apostle. "[This development] provides a level of comfort for investors who are looking to invest in any type of credit instrument," said Debbie Alliston ...

Raise your fixed income bet: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Financial planners should reassess their clients' exposure to the fixed income sector after a van Eyk review found diversified income managers are primed to take advantage of investment opportunities in credit securities. The firm's diversified income ...

HSBC launches alt fund services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... business is a powerful story," said Lillian Wong, head of fund services in Asia Pacific. Colin Lunn, head of business development in Asia Pacific, said the new service will certainly benefit local institutions. "We think there is a hole in the market ...

ING's Kincaid promoted

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... years working in the public sector with the Reserve Bank of NZ and the Ministry of Commerce in HR and training and development roles. Kincaid replaces the previous executive director, Brendan Keys, who was promoted to global head of HR for risk and compliance ...

Aviva expands Southern teams

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... as senior sales manager. Parker will be responsible for driving the growth of business and heading up the business development teams in Victoria and Tasmania. He has over 19 years of industry experience, and previously worked at Macquarie and MLC in ...

Comm Bank expands FP Vic office

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... corporate banking at UBS Switzerland for more than eight years across risk and relationship management and business development. Meanwhile, Soni also previously worked in corporate banking at the Royal Bank of Scotland in London in similar roles. Both ...

ETS or carbon tax, still same problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Whether or not the Australian ETS evolves into a carbon tax, businesses are now recognising that reducing carbon emissions is a mainstream economic issue that presents investment opportunities. "As a private person you may not like [having to reduce ...

IOOF profits down

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... significant improvement in sales capabilities, strong cost control, sound investment performance and improved new product development. Overall Robinson claims the group had achieved positive operational outcomes by improving its investment performance ...