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Lazard Carnegie Wylie offloads local Dun & Bradstreet

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in the US has bought the independently-owned Australian and New Zealand operations from private equity firm Lazard Carnegie Wylie for A$233 million.

Aussie equities get clean bill of health

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
With the dust settled on reporting season, Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of Australian equities Dion Hershan said that Australian equities look selectively attractive.

Fuld me twice

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Almost two years after the failure of Lehman Brothers sent global markets into the tailspin that would eventually become the GFC, shamed former chairman and chief executive of the bank, Dick Fuld, fronted a Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) ...

Real assets are the future of investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Investors should be wary and highly conscious of the rapidly changing geopolitical status of the world if they are to continue to succeed in the market, said Dr Phillipa Malmgren when speaking at the MLC Implemented Consulting Conference yesterday.

India funds in short supply

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
The options available for Australian investors keen to ride the India growth story are surprisingly limited, in stark contrast to the choices they have to invest in China.

Core and satellite approach not bulletproof: study

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
Combining a passive core with aggressive satellite managers is at long odds to succeed, according to the findings of a new study.

Fiduciary duty goes beyond APLs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
A Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) case hearing concluded that just because a product is within a planning group's approved products list (APL) doesn't mean they have fulfilled their fiduciary duty - prompting top researchers to talk about the role ...

Austock improves, but remains in the red

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Diversified financial services group Austock's full year results released yesterday outlined a marked improvement, but the company remains mired in the red, making another net loss of $5.8 million for the year ending 30 June 2010

Peering into the future

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Paul Scully, finance author and long-time industry professional, outlined his views on the shape of the industry over the next decade, predicting bigger problems for platforms, some types of multi-manager strategies and some super funds.

Anglican Diocese signs SRI deal with Mercer

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
The Anglican Diocese of Sydney has appointed Mercer to an implemented consulting mandate focused on socially responsible investing.