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Embrace the recession: Salt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... because it weeds out less capable planners and allows solid practices to pick-up market share and grow, according to Bernard Salt, a leading commentator of demographic and consumer trends. Salt said it's important for financial planners to maintain their ...

IFM boosts stake in Ecogen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... electricity than the coal fired generators that dominate Victoria," said Mangini. "In addition, Newport Power Station's use of salt cooling water from the Yarra River at the mouth of Port Philip Bay helps ensure electricity supply during water shortages ...

CBA targets self managed super

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Commonwealth Bank on Tuesday launched the first offerings from its new structured investments team, aimed squarely at trustees of self managed superannuation funds. Like a number of other financial institutions, CBA is hoping to take advantage of changes ...

First stop baby boomers, next stop Gen-Y

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
The way to the baby boomers' wallets is through their Gen-Y kids, said Bernard Salt, a leading commentator on consumer, cultural and demographic trends. "Generation Y will inherit baby boomer wealth. The motherload is not going to happen for another ...

US confidence down and up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... low. These are levels not seen since the 1970s Oil Embargo and the Watergate. Scandal, the Conference Board said. Rubbing salt into the wounds, the survey revealed consumers' short-term expectations also deteriorated in March as those expecting business ...

Pengana buys Saltbush

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
Pengana Capital has acquired the Saltbush Absolute Return Fund, which has outperformed the ASX 300 Accumulation Index by 6.8 per cent over the last 12 months. John Parker and Stephen Goldberg, joint portfolio managers of the fund, join the team, with ...

Finsia appoints new CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has appointed Martin Fahy to chief executive, replacing interim chief executive Stephen Harrison. Harrison was appointed interim chief executive in July after Brian Salter has stepped down from ...

Look before you leap

... that will be invested with the new manager or fund. Hutton also urged investors to take performance tables with a grain of salt. "Sometimes these figures can be misleading, inasmuch as a manager can appear at the top of a five year chart because of an ...

Finsia appoints interim CEO

Finsia has appointed Stephen Harrison as interim chief executive officer following Brian Salter stepping down from the role. Harrison has played a number of support roles in the industry over the last 18 months on top of his non-executive interests ...

Most finance executives support ESG reporting

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
A survey of senior finance industry executives reveals that the economy-wide costs of ignoring sustainability issues such as climate change outweigh the costs of addressing it, but they believe more industry and national leadership is needed. The research ...