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Inhouse investment consulting on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007

... and Associates in Australia. Illustrating the rate at which this is occurring, Andrew Keevers, associate director of research at Rainmaker, said large funds above $10 billion in assets now average about five investment staff, not including the investment ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007

... best day in almost four-and-a-half years. And the Nasdaq had its best day in a year, led higher by gains in Apple and Research in Motion. The Nasdaq Composite Index soared 53.96 points to 2,505.03. Stronger metals prices on the London Metal Exchange ...

Governments lag on CSR

CHRIS NICHOLLS | FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007

A new report from market research company Opinion Leaders shows investor groups are far more supportive of corporate social responsibility (CSR) than governments, especially regarding policies on carbon emissions. However, the report, which surveyed ...

CBA plans CommSec Bank

WWW.THESHEET.COM | THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007

... are looking at opportunities but it is very early days. CommSec customers see themselves as a distinct group. We have a research project going but it has not gone beyond that." CommSec sits within the bank's business, corporate and institutional division ...

Active fund tax burden costs 4pc of returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS | THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007

... could cost up to $38,000 for a top marginal tax bracket investor with $500,000 in investments, according to Vanguard research. Vanguard's head of retail Robin Bowerman said that while super funds enjoyed concessional tax rates, the difference between ...

Gen X-ers choose brokers over banks

... as exerting the most influence on their mortgage choice, according to a new study commissioned by CPA Australia. The research found that while 27 per cent of those surveyed used a broker to select their current mortgage, the number increases dramatically ...

ING hires new small caps analyst

... Management's small caps team. Fleming joins INGIM as a small companies equities analyst. Prior to joining the group, he was a research analyst at Allianz Global Investors - RCM Capital Management, a position he held for three years. His previous sector ...

IFSA names three for industry excellence

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007

... focusing on under-insurance and being co-chair of the IFSA Protection Gap Working Group which delivered two rounds of research that established a credible estimate for the level of underinsurance in Australia and the underlying issues that cause it. ...

Liquidity evaporates

SUZY MAC | FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007

... corporate growth remaining strong, panic seems to be key to this drying up of liquidity. Robert Henderson of NabCapital research noted that investors, unable to differentiate between the affected Banks and those that aren't, are shunning the whole sector. ...

Hip to be outside the square

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007

... to outperform, but that doesn't mean small funds that are well run can't compete with the mega fund powerhouses. While research has shown that large funds are more likely to out-perform, the performance results for 2006-07 show that this year's winners ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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