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Direct property is back, but now its global: Macq

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2007
... continue to drive Macquarie's burgeoning global portfolio, according to Stephen Girdis, group head of Macquarie Real Estate. Simon Jones, co-head of Macquarie Real Estate Capital, said the search for quality property is like fishing. "While there are ...

HFA absolute return fund approved by S&P

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
HFA's Octane Global Fund has been rated 'investment grade' by Standard & Poor's. S&P fund analyst, Simon Scott, said the the gearing and long-short strategy of the HFA Octane Global Fund meant only investors with a sound understanding of this type of ...

Fund manager transparency getting worse

... called him to say that a key staff is thinking of leaving and they're trying to re-negotiate terms to keep him. Meanwhile, Simon Ibbetson, director of investment consulting at Standard & Poors, said, "Generally speaking, most of them are very good [at ...

CommInsure ranked first in group risk

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
... additional value for members. We're delighted to be able to provide our members such a tangible and significant benefit." Simon Swanson, CommInsure's managing director, said it was pleasing to successfully retain the business of their biggest clients. ...

Solid stock picks in 2007: Ord Minnett

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... June 2007 quarter. WHK Group was another which Ord Minnett believed would do well out of the high volumes of super money. Simon Kent-Jones, head of research for Ord Minnett, said, "We believe the weight of superannuation money will help sustain strong ...

Just debit it: Centricom

... being held back by a lack of trust in using online payment systems and a lack of choice for merchants and consumers," said Simon Warner, CEO of Centricom. Warner commends eBay's business model which incorporates a broader choice of payments, including ...

IMCA annoints new chair

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
... of IMCA since 2001 and in accepting the position of chair thanked her predecessors. "I'm proud to succeed previous chairs Simon Ibbetson (Standard & Poor's), Tony Cole (Mercer Investment Consulting) and Ray King (Sovereign Investment Research) in leading ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
... was higher and in record territory at noon today, boosted by the resources sector. ABN Amro Morgans private client adviser Simon Ferguson said the resources sector was providing most of the drive on the back of higher prices for copper and oil. "A bounce ...

SELECT tops hedge fund ratings

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... both received the top rating from S&P, the only fund of hedge funds from a field of 25 that S&P assigned the top rating. Simon Scott, S&P fund analyst, said the funds were awarded the top rating because of S&P's conviction they would continue to outperform ...

Awards to recognise the best in life insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
... cater to the insurance needs of Australians and the financial advisers who provide these insurance services," Klipin said. Simon Solomon, Plan For Life managing director, agreed with Klipin. "It is important that life insurance companies be recognised ...