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UniSuper owns 5pc of Gunns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... 5 per cent shareholder of Gunns, after its fund managers increased their stakes in the controversial Tasmanian timber company last week. Simon Hudson, head of equities at UniSuper, said the 5 per cent stake is not held by UniSuper's internally managed ...

More products, more support for planners: BTIM

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... released on the ASX, Emilio Gonzalez, chief executive of BT Investment Management, outlined three initiatives to grow the company, including a greater focus on the adviser channel. "We will be focusing on driving greater representation of our products ...

TAAM adds to investment team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... announced this morning. Wan brings ten years funds management experience in both Australian and Asian equities to the company, having most recently worked at Maple Brown Abbott, and prior to that, at Credit Suisse Asset Management, Citadel Investments. ...

Future Fund adjusts long term asset allocation strategy

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... directly managing its voting rights for stakes held in Australian companies. The fund said it has overwhelmingly voted with company boards, however, it did oppose 30 per cent of remuneration plan grants and 25 per cent of remuneration reports. The fund ...

Macquarie beats expectations with interim results

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... on the prior year, but stronger than its previously issued guidance and market expectations. Macquarie Funds Group, the company's funds management arm, remains a key element of the business, posting half-year net profits of $335 million, representing ...

Adviser sentenced to 8yrs imprisonment

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... District Court after an ASIC investigation concluded that he dishonestly gained a benefit for his personal accounts and his company Understanding Retirement to the total of $975,250. Eight clients provided the cash to Dodd in the understanding it would ...

FSC appoints new chair

FSC ANNOUNCEMENT  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... AllianceBernstein Australia & New Zealand. Board Members A, Pauline Blight-Johnston, Managing Director, RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia. A, Robin Burns, Managing Director, Equity Trustees. A, Brad Cooper, CEO, BT Financial Group. A, Greg Cooper ...

Principal boutique launches currency fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
Macro Currency Group has launched the Principal High Alpha Currency fund, a Dublin-registered qualifying investor fund with AUD$40 million of external seed capital. The Fund is a sub-fund of the Principal Global Opportunities Series and uses the same ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... disclosure on issues such strategy can have the unintended consequence of confusing investors, some of Australia's leading company directors said. Speaking at the launch of research commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... markets very pleased about the whole situation." At 1201 AEDT ANZ was up 70 cents, or 2.91 per cent at $24.74 after the company said it expects corporate lending to increase in the first half of fiscal 2011 on reporting a record $5.133 billion cash profit ...