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UN launches PRI think tank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... communication between practitioners and scholars. "We hope it will also facilitate cutting edge research projects in the field. As early confirmation of the event's success was the heavy oversubscription within two weeks of its announcement," said Ba ...

HSBC launches alt fund services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... institutions. "We think there is a hole in the market in terms of servicing...we're one of the largest providers in this field so we can bring more of our industry technology locally particularly in performance fees, pricing, evaluation and so on." The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US stocks rose on Friday as financial stocks gained and a plunge in oil prices soothed worries about inflation and consumer spending. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Super marketing with grunt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... challenge the age-old notion that you can't make super sexy nor relevant. Accountants body CPA Australia was the surprise left field winner of the year when it took home two trophies, one for Excellence in 'Member Marketing' and the special 'Lightning ...

AXA super tops league tables

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Amid the worst super fund returns on record, AXA Australia has broken through the field as the surprise top performer with a stunning positive 4 per cent from its Tailored Super and Simple Super employer funds, almost 11 per cent ahead of the market ...

CAAM backs oil rich EMs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
The Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) Global Emerging Markets fund is bullish on a Russia and Brazil as a result of rising oil prices. Stephane Mauppin-Higashino, CAAM head of product specialist team, said the fund was overweight Brazil and Russia. ...

New ombudsman service welcomed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... financial services providers. Colin Neave, former banking ombudsman, was appointed chief ombudsman of the new service. Phillip Field was appointed banking and finance ombudsman, Sam Parrino was appointed general insurance ombudsman and Alison Maynard ...

New tech counters terrorist attacks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Logica has created a new software that helps prevent funds from being used by terrorists, reduces risk and provides cost-effective compliance for investment managers and banks. Tech company Logica recently launched HotScan Plus - an automated transaction ...

ING Aus appoints two senior Life Risk execs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... IFSA's working group on the protection gap. He received the IFSA Excellence Award last year in recognition of his work in the field. Meanwhile, Christine Brownfield has been promoted to head of strategy. She has been with ING Australia for over nine ...

Wanted: Wharton scholar

CAMERON BOGGS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... case-by-case basis. FEAL chief executive officer, Michael Baldwin said, "Our role is to support leaders in the superannuation field and ensure that they are exposed to innovative ideas and industry best practice." FEAL's membership includes more than ...