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Macq bond insurance will diversify group

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... is consistent with the Macquarie Group's international diversification strategy. "The Group's diversity of earnings is a major rating strength. However it must be said that insurance hasn't been a meaningful business line for the Group before," said ...

PM's wrong and right oil strategy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... Australia is that OPEC is only responsible for an estimated one-third of world supplies while some industry insiders say a major part of Australia's supply chain concerns are lack of refining capacity. The Prime Minister is barking up the wrong tree ...

Agribusiness needs careful planning

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... the like," said Thomas. However Thomas' two main concerns rest in the quantity and quality of the investment's output - major determinants of the end returns for investors. Thomas believes investors lack the control over their investment due to the unpredictability ...

Goodbye fax, hello tech messaging

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... RBC Dexia Investor Services and Vanguard Investments Australia. According to SWIFTNet Funds, this decision is considered a major breakthrough in the development of automated funds transactions in the Australian financial services sector. "With nine funds ...

Future Fund to release quarterly public reports

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
With the Future Fund's investment strategy falling into place, it has advised parliament that in the new financial year it will be begin releasing quarterly public reports. The Future Fund was recently criticised by the Washington-based Peterson Institute ...

FinLit teachers package released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
... training program will be rolled out to support teachers using the package though he added that parents also need to play a major role in educating their children about finance. Martin Fahy, chief executive of Finsia, warned however that financial literacy ...

Govt outlines credit reg reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
In a major step towards reforming regulation of credit products, the government has released a green paper outlining how the States could transfer powers over mortgages, mortgage brokers, margin lending, non-bank lending and trustee companies to the ...

Collins challenges planner model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... reviewing how it provided financial advice to different age groups to ensure their practices attracted clients. "We have a major project that's across all the AXA advice practices to look at what we do need to do and how we can implement it. That's how ...

The next frontier of investing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... Romania, Croatia and Ukraine. All are forecast to grow by over 5 per cent this year, and any of these countries could become a major emerging market tomorrow," said Mobius. Rewind the clock to 50 years prior and Japan would have been considered a frontier ...

Defence housing to double pipeline to $3bn

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... we're dealing with the capital markets. "However only a very small amount [of the portfolio] is debt funded. DHA has no major debt so we have no issues with the credit squeeze," he said. DHA currently manages a $7 billion residential property portfolio. ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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