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Govt policies block choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Rudd Government's proposed policies on super and financial advice are potentially "anti-competitive" and won't go unchallenged, said shadow treasurer Malcolm Turnbull. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Turnbull said the Coalition will be ...

BT Financial jobs on the chopping block

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
BT Financial has placed 100 roles in its support and management divisions under review, blaming the staff cuts to the volatile markets. The move comes after the group funds under management fell 9 per cent during the 12 months to March 2008, according ...

SEC blocks bank short selling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
US based Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking extreme action against wild 'naked' short selling, issuing an emergency order that prevents the practice across a number of commercial and investment bank stocks. The order means anyone taking ...

Australian Ethical HQ wins Banksia award

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Ethical fund manager Australian Ethical Investment put its ESG theories to practice when it won the prestigious Banksia Environmental Foundation award for its new environmentally friendly headquarters. Australian Ethical Investment's new office, Trevor ...

IFSA slams proposed default fund

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
IFSA has shot down a proposal by an APRA principal researcher for the government to set up a single-option indexed national default super fund to receive SG contributions. Richard Gilbert, chief executive of IFSA, is skeptical of research highlighting ...

Fundies use proxy voting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
US fund managers drive better governance in the companies they invest in by using proxy votes to block board decisions that are not in the shareholder's best interest, a study found. The Investment Company Institute (ICI) analysed more than 3.5 million ...

QIC taps EMs with risk control

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
QIC has launched the created QIC Emerging Markets (EM) Equity Fund - a risk-controlled and cost-effective strategy that allows funds to invest in emerging markets. The Queensland-based investment manager acknowledges EMs have traditionally posed governance ...

Liquidnet trading reaches $1 billion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... Securities Exchange (ASX) average. "The Australian buy side community has jumped at the opportunity to anonymously access block liquidity. They have demonstrated true leadership in their early adoption which benefits the individuals for whom they invest," ...

PM's wrong and right oil strategy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Toyota's expected decision to start manufacturing hybrid engines in Australia will do more to address Australia's oil supply worries than Prime Minister Kevin Rudd lecturing OPEC to increase production. During the weekend it was widely reported that ...

The fight over how to fight inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... policy. The Sydney Morning Herald is today reporting how Henry has slammed the Federal Opposition for announcing it will block increased transport taxes on the trucking industry. Given that low trucking taxes are one of the major reasons why rail freight ...