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Sub-prime 20/20 hindsight

Alan Greenspan, former Fed chief and financial guru, the man who can rock Wall Street with a throwaway line, has admitted he didn't smell the sup-prime coffee during his tenure as Federal Reserve Chairman. Greenspan ran the central bank for more than ...

Resolution Capital reaches its Pinnacle

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
Pinnacle Investment Management has acquired a 40 per cent stake in the global property manager Resolution Capital, in a deal that will significantly boost Pinnacle's boutique stable that already includes Hyperion, Plato and Palisade. The deal will enable ...

Perpetual charity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
Perpetual has launched its Charitable and Community Investor Fund designed to ensure non-profit organisations and charities can generate income for their everyday activities. "Charities and non-profit organisations are constantly challenged by the need ...

The real choice battlefront: direct versus intermediated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
InvestmentLink's latest super choice index confirms that funds without either very strong distribution networks or powerful brands able to attract self-directed investors will struggle to gain momentum under super choice. The report is based on InvestmentLink's ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

Who is managing your money? According to a new report, more than a third of household names in Australian equities fund management lost a key portfolio manager or analyst in the last seven months, changing the balance of power and muscle in the local ...

Kaplan adapts Finsia teaching model

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
US education company Kaplan has just taken over the teaching division of Finsia and while making a commitment to maintain the group's curriculum and teaching style, changes are also in the wings. Kaplan Australia chief executive Warren Jacobson said ...

Dalton Nicol Reid seals MBO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
Brisbane-based IMA specialist Dalton Nicol Reid has completed a management buy-out of their business from co-partners and investment advisers Fitzpatricks for an undisclosed sum. The move allows Dalton Nicol Reid to become totally independent and focus ...

Compare the pair campaign is back

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
Consumers can expect a renewed round of industry fund television advertising based on the now firmly established 'Compare the pair' theme. The campaign follows release of several 2006-07 performance surveys that show the normal-1-2 per cent advantage ...

New PDS cuts to the chase

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
The Federal Government's new 'incorporation by reference' rules allow enhanced communication between companies and investors, while ensuring members can access desired information faster, according to Mercer. Announced last week, the new rules mean ...

ADPIA lobbies for fin literacy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
A property association representing $20 billion of investor assets has joined the industrywide call for better investor education after thousands of mum-and-dads lost $1 billion on high yield but high risk investment products. Speaking at a conference ...