Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 661 - 670 of 781 results for "Scope"

Ausbil Dexia Aus equities in high demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... Microcap capability last month. The fund targets stocks outside the ASX 200. "We were asked by our clients to broaden our scope and look at the Microcaps. We thought long and hard about it because in order to do it properly we didn't want to negatively ...

Ambassador searches for additional FM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... one of those areas is global small caps but we haven't found a quality manager," said Carson. The firm isn't limiting its scope to overseas fund managers and is also searching the local market. "It would also be nice to have a local manager as well but ...

Admins team up for rollover revolution

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... banking system's APCA open model. While the project currently extends only to fund rollovers, Van Woerkom said there is scope for expanding the venture in the hopes that administrators and funds can "join the dots" between Medicare and the three administrators' ...

Hedge funds on incubators watch list

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... increasing demand from institutional investors for hedge fund managers following the aftermath of the GFC, with plenty of scope for smart hedgies to win mandates - provided they improved their communication and liquidity. "We would like to see highly ...

Cooper Review calls for SMSF structure overhaul

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... not eliminate situation of illegal early release because the trustee still holds all the power. He said restricting the scope of investments that SMSF trustees can work with is only an option if the same rules applied to larger funds. "If you're going ...

Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... GFC. At the time, the banks and investment institutions were overleveraged. This time, USA Inc. is. At the time, there was scope for easing monetary policy. And even that was not enough. This time, no mas. If USA Inc needs more stimulation, all it can ...

Aviva adds DST technology

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... AWD browser-based solution enables Aviva to introduce the latest technologies to the existing business, allowing larger scope for strategic movement and product offerings." Ian Mathieson, chief executive at DST Global Solutions Australia and New Zealand ...

Expect the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... year, only a few could countenance the unbelievable rally that started only six months later. Unbelievable! Certainly the scope and magnitude of the contraction in the global economy could not be fixed in such a short amount of time. There are still ...

GIC eyes US and European investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
The $120 billion Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is expanding its investment scope, appointing a company president based in America and also Europe. Lim Chow Kiat was appointed president of the corporation's European office based ...

Super fund tech still lags: KPMG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... findings, the latest survey shows general improvement in the basic levels of functionality, but there remains significant scope for a number of funds to lift their game, particularly when it comes to real-time processing," said KPMG partner, Emery Feyzeny. ...