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On the sub-prime defensive

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... speculation about its investment choices, but the factual information available should reassure the community about Council's sound current financial status," said Council's chief financial officer, Ross Fleming. Manly reports 44 per cent of its folio ...

Shorter PDSs are go

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... the time, with Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive officer Richard Gilbert calling it "a sound package". Allan Kenny, general manager of product and investment strategies at Colonial First State, said it was "a significant ...

One in five choose shares: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... written before the market drops of the last few days, stated that while bond yields were high, market fundamentals were sound and profit expansion looked set to continue.

Wizard founder builds Yellow Brick Road

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
Wizard Home Loans founder Mark Bouris and former UBS banker Bryan Davies have joined forces to create new retail advice and wealth management company Yellow Brick Road (YBR). The company will focus on after-tax returns, offering advice, accounting ...

Zenith recommends Barwon/Select PE fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
... management buy-ins and leveraged buy-outs. Zenith Director David Smythe said, "Overall, Zenith believes the Portfolio is of sound structure, utilises robust and disciplined investment processes and accesses a specialist manager with strong depth of experience ...

More alpha through lower trading costs: BGI

... predicting the potential costs of a transaction before it is made. Less than four basis points difference or 0.04 per cent may sound minimal but the overall impact can be substantial because super funds and managed funds are getting larger, thanks to ...

QSuper champions fin literacy

... stale documentary-like feel of most educational DVDs into a more sassy, short film reel. Peterman said that it might not sound like a revolutionary step but it attempts to engage their younger members, who make up more than a third of their total membership ...

Watson Wyatt loses senior consultant to Hyperion

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... money, which is his passion, so it's a lovely combination." Spence said he was excited to be joining Hyperion, with its sound business model and differentiated approach to constructing benchmark-insensitive portfolios. "I am particularly pleased to be ...

Planners should not face criminal charges: FPA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... provisions in place that both protect consumers and support the important role that financial planners play in providing sound advice," said FPA chief executive officer, Jo-Anne Bloch. "Failure to provide a disclosure document in a timely way does not ...

Aussie businesses still risky: Deloitte

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007
... normal management activities - 48 per cent said they lacked adequate risk monitoring and reviewing. While such figures should sound large warning bells, Australia was not alone, according to Deloitte's global risk management survey of 130 institutions ...