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Schroders AP fund on hold

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Schroder's Asia Pacific fund has been put on hold by ratings house Standard & Poor's (S&P) following the departure of the fund's portfolio manager, Millicent Lai. Lai quit Schroders to pursue "other opportunities", according to a statement released ...

FinLit teachers package released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
The Financial Literacy Foundation has finally released a support package for school teachers. "Financial literacy is an absolutely vital life skill for young Australians. The Rudd Government recognises that it's critical that young people get the chance ...

Sunsuper teams with Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
Sunsuper has engaged Mercer to provide investment consulting advice and supplement their expanding in-house investment team. The $13 billion public fund manages $13 billion and during the last few years has been expanding its portfolio with a series ...

JPMorgan joins debt platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
JPMorgan joins top financial institutions ABN AMRO, Deutsche Bank, Citi, and Macquarie Bank on the Yieldbroker online debt trading platform. Yieldbroker is a cooperatively owned venture between members that allows institutional investors to view up ...

Adviser goes to jail for $1.5m fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Perth-based financial adviser Antonio Pisano of Maddington, was yesterday sentenced to four years and eight months imprisonment following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to ASIC, Pisano will ...

Global equities to bounce 15pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Global equities could increase by 15 per cent in the next six months thanks to the US Federal Reserve's ongoing actions to stimulate its domestic economy, according to Falkiner Global Investors. James Falkiner, Falkiner Global Investors chief executive ...

Super funds to offer FHSAs

Eight super funds have expressed their intention to offer members with First Home Savers Accounts (FHSAs), according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents over $450 billion ...

ING IM funds high on cash

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
ING Investment Management is at its "most defensive" preferring to hold nearly a fifth of its allocation in its Managed Growth Super fund and across its fixed income strategies in cash. James Wright, ING Investment Management (ING IM) chief investment ...

SSgA exchange traded funds rise 33pct

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) is officially a billion-dollar industry for the local arm of State Street Global Advisors after the investment manager reported its "Spider" ETFs rose 33.1 per cent to reach $1 billion over the 12 months to May. It took ...

BT Wrap to offer short form insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
BT Financial Group joins a growing list of wealth management providers offering simpler and faster insurance when it developed an online short form application as part of its personal insurance service available on its wrap platform. In September last ...