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S&P downgrades UBS Equity Income to sell

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
Research firm S&P has derated the UBS Australian Equity Income fund from three-stars to 'sell' after the fund's portfolio manager Paul Stanley resigned this week. S&P urged existing investors in the fund to get advice on switching or redeeming their ...

AXA ramps up group insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... include Mercer Super Trust, OAMPS Super Fund, VicSuper Scheme and a number of its internal super fund offers, Rainmaker Research found. Bergin said the firm is refining its group insurance strategy for next year which would build on the work by former ...

Dragon still on the rise

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... support these industries," said Wang. The trick to tagging the next big investment opportunity lies in a combination of research and monitoring of China's government policy. "The Chinese economy is very much dominated by the government... and the government ...

UniSuper ramps up Asia corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... commitment to good governance," said St.John. UniSuper is engaging UK-based proxy advice specialists Pension Investment Research Consultants as its proxy voting advisor in Asia. PIRC is also used for UniSuper's proxy voting for US, UK and European eq ...

Snowball FUA grows $700m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... footprint in what continues to be growth industry, ripe for further consolidation," said McDonald. The latest Rainmaker Research found financial planning group merger and acquisition strategy is alive and well, with $17 billion in funds under advice ...

Constitution finds Clearway to Aus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... investment in more normal market conditions." The US manager is working with Clearway Capital Solutions, an advisory, research and business development firm that includes managing directors Joseph Fekete, formerly of State Street Global Advisors, and ...

Fin Simplicity upgrades tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... this," said Stuart Holdsworth, Financial Simplicity managing director. The enhancement ends of more than 10 years of research and development by the firm. Portfolio Express is used by more than 250 planners and can be trialled for free. The product can ...

Clients come first: FPA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... the image of the financial planning industry while developing the relationships between planners and their clients. New research conducted by CoreData brandmanagement indicate that financial planners service an average of 382 clients, but only see 40 ...

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... sector, the move to responsible investment has become a practical matter. "Put simply, environmental, social and governance research helps us to draw a more accurate picture of what's really driving company value in the 21st century. This is reflected ...

Præmium to add wrap client

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... that uses PrA|mium's SMA technology. The deal will complement Powerwrap's existing wholesale managed fund service. "Our research indicates advisers and their clients are seeking greater transparency and control over their investments, and of course ...