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Decarbonised mandates by 2030

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... adapting to high energy costs," said Klug, who used an Alliance Bernstein power generation and emissions model in his research. "Because these changes are going to be occurring over the next 10 to 20 years, we need to give managers the length of time ...

Australians wary of advice commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... getting paid through recommending a particular investment product," said David Whiteley, executive manager of ISN. "This research demonstrates what has been described as a "structural corruption" endemic in the financial advice industry, which is driven ...

AXA halves adviser PI expense

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... services manager, said the deal meant the firm's advisers are paying 50 per cent less than other practices, according to research conducted by Dealer Group Advisers. "[This] announcement reflects a further 10 per cent reduction on our already low premiums. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... Industrial metals rose on the back of supply concerns in London, giving the mining stocks an early boost. Ord Minnett research director Russell Lander said the driving force in the market continued to be the major resource stocks. "It's not just Chinese ...

Mohl joins CBA board

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... Investors. Mohl was a former senior and chief economist at ANZ Bank, and previously held the position of deputy head of research at the Reserve Bank of Australia. He also worked on secondment at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 1983/84. John Schubert ...

Apostle launches global small-mid cap fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Apostle Asset Management has combined the expertise of two international small to mid cap investment managers and developed the Apostle Global Small-Mid Cap Equities fund, providing exposure to America, Europe and Asia. Half of the fund has a North ...

AIST calls for SMSF reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... some form of formal training and evidence of knowledge of trustee duties for SMSFs," said Andrew Barr, AIST policy and research manager. For example, part of the "fitness requirement" of larger funds is to have a training program in place, he said. But ...

US fund giant MFS lands down under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... institutional accounts since 1992, which are currently valued at $8 billion. It also expands MFS' integrated global sector research coverage, which includes offices in Boston, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Mexico City. Ex-Merrill Lynch Australia head ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... June share price index futures contract was five points higher at 5,911 on a volume of 9,253 contracts. DJ Carmichael research assistant Peter Kopetz said the market had been recovering its losses steadily since April. "Looking at the market over the ...

Macquarie launches lending website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... der Westhuyzen, Macquarie Investment Lending division director, said, "We know the internet is increasingly used as a research tool so our website provides back to basics gearing information for investors who might be new to the concept of investment ...