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QIC searches for fixed interest experts

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
The $65 billion QIC is looking to boost its fixed interest team and is on the hunt for an analyst and global fixed interest macro strategist. QIC is looking to hire a strategist that will contribute to the research and analysis of the fund manager's ...

DDH Graham eyes more QIC funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
Brisbane-based fund manager DDH Graham is looking to add more QIC funds to its products list. DDH Graham, which in March became the Responsible Entity for four managed funds that were previously managed by Q Invest, is not ruling out adding more funds ...

ASIC's Cooper to lead govt review

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Jeremy Cooper, deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), is leading a panel of five experts in the Federal Government's review into Australia's superannuation system. Cooper will lead the Federal Government's review ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Goodbye golden parachutes - APRA has released a consultation package encouraging financial services firms to set up stricter guidelines when deciding executive remuneration. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is recommending its regulated ...

Rwanda calls for $770m fund injection

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Rwanda is on the hunt for investors to pump up to $770 million into its construction industry and reap returns from surging demand for tiles, glass, cement. The Rwanda Development Board is aiming to lure investors to pour funds into the one of the fastest ...

FLEXCUBE helps London and Middle East

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Oracle's financial services software product FLEXCUBE now counts the Bank of London and The Middle East plc among its newest clients. Oracle, which has National Australia Bank among its clientele, recently announced that Bank of London and the largest ...

Sunsuper terminates $200m Everest mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
Sunsuper has axed a $200 million alternative investments mandate with Everest Financial Group following a fall in the firm's funds under management and staff numbers. Everest, which has $1.1 billion in funds under management at the end of March, said ...

Bonnie and Clyde team caught for fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
A couple from Victoria has admitted to committing SMSF fraud - with the husband pleading guilty to 12 charges including theft and conducting business without a financial services licence following an ASIC investigation. Shaun White of Montmorency, Victoria ...

Half a billion up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
More than 600,000 Australians today can have a chance at winning back a share of $564 million in unclaimed life policies, company and bank funds, according to ASIC. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission recently said that the money is ...

Legg Mason shuts down defensive trust

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
Legg Mason has closed its wholesale defensive trust, citing its FUM of less than $10 million made it impractical to continue offering the product. According to a May update of the fund, which has $9.5 million in funds under management, the fund manager ...