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Lonsec hires head of ratings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... ratings - equity managed funds. Pavlidis will begin his role next January and will be responsible for coordinating Lonsec's research of global and Australian equity managed funds. He will lead the team of analysts covering these funds, as well as assuming ...

Online drill for gold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... and can be bought online so that investors can take advantage of the real live prices of gold and silver bullion. For research, the web features analysis reports, detailed descriptions of the types of bullion and other information sources relating to ...

Central Banks must unite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) this time. But all may not be lost. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) research shows that the S&P 500 index dropped a total of 33.5 per cent from its peak during the stockmarket crash of 1987. The Dow ...

Military Super names Watson as new chief

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Military Super has appointed ARIA's deputy chief Paul Watson as its new head, effective next month. Watson takes on the new post after spending just over a year at ARIA, where he joined as deputy chief last July. Prior to joining ARIA, he was the deputy ...

AXA to ramp up planning revenues by $60m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... often form partnerships with an accounting firm but don't make the most of this opportunity. "Using independent and AXA research data, we can analyse an accountant's client base and determine their client's propensity to seek advice. In addition, using ...

UN launches PRI think tank

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) initiative has taken another step to bridge the gap between research and integration by creating a global network of PRI experts. The PRI Academic Network was launched at the European Centre ...

Aussies shun local equities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... investors are turning their backs on Australian shares and sporting a grim reaper stance towards the local economy, new research shows. Almost 40 per cent of Australian investors have been expecting the share market to perform 'somewhat worse' or 'much ...

APRA rebuffs super stats critics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
APRA has smacked down criticism by retail groups that the regulator's superannuation fund performance research is flawed. Ross Jones, APRA deputy chairman, in a letter accompanying the release of their report, A Response to [the] Review of APRA's Investment ...

Aussies fear online fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... online financial advise or arrange a credit card via the Internet? No thanks, says nearly 4.2 million Australians. New research from Datamonitor show that Australian consumers are divided regarding online financial services. Around 27 per cent of 2000 ...

GESB announces key hires

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... number of firms including Ernst & Young in London. In this role, Hedley will manage GESB's strategy, marketing planning, research, insight and analysis.