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No dumb messages at Datasquirt

Call centre software provider Datasquirt has attracted the attention of a top-ranked small cap fund manager ahead of an ASX float designed to fund its smart messaging call centre technology. Macquarie Bank's Australian Small Companies fund, managed ...

Schroders distributes into China through Citibank

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
Schroder Investment Management is partnering with Citibank to launch a suite of six mutual funds that will be distributed in China through Citibank's customer networks. The Citibank QDII Product - Schroder International Selection Fund will contain the ...

Sentiment stable as San Andreas fault

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
Market sentiment just can't seem to settle and while BHP executives just 24 hours ago were saying 'sub who?' financial markets remain jumpy waiting for the next sub-prime tremor. Calm returned and optimism flooded the markets on Tuesday with our local ...

DIY fund insurance more tax effective

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
Australians are better off holding insurance policies through a self-managed super fund because of the tax advantages, according to Adelaide-based Cavendish Superannuation Fund. Andrew Hamilton, joint managing director of the super fund, said, "It can ...

Debenture devil in the detail

The high profile failures of debenture issuers such as Westpoint, Fincorp and Bridgecorp have prompted ASIC to release a consultation paper detailing tighter disclosure rules on debenture products. But is more disclosure enough to protect retail investors? ...

ASIC to tighten debenture regulations

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper proposing tighter regulation of the unlisted, unrated debenture market following the collapse of companies like Westpoint and ACR. The paper, unlisted, unrated ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket was stronger at noon buoyed by positive local company earnings results and overnight gains on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had climbed 162.4 points to 6167.4 and the All Ordinaries gained 160.2 ...

Councils exposed

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
Almost a year ago, when local councils started developing an appetite for Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDOs) after tasting their higher yields, concerns were raised over their involvement these kind of riskier investments. Now, with many CDOs exposed ...

Kelly switch shifts M&A landscape

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
The appointment of Gail Kelly as Westpac's new chief executive is likely to change several merger and acquisition scenarios. Kelly is formally on six months leave (under the terms of her St George Bank contract) before taking the helm at Westpac in ...

SA posts record planner growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
The number of financial planners recruited in South Australia have risen over the past year eclipsing the growth rate in other states, according to eJobs Financial Planning. The survey found that the number of financial planner job advertisements in ...