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US Treasury to announce regulatory overhaul

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
The US Treasury Department has proposed sweeping changes to how their financial markets should be regulated by consolidating its huge number of regulators and bringing practices up top date to what happens around the world.

NZ Super ends Fisher Funds ties

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has officially ended their investment relationship with Fisher Funds Management Limited opting to take this aspect of the portfolio direct.

True Index contains residual risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
Financial advisers and investors must realise True Index funds are not immune to extreme market events, according to Scott Donald, Russell Investment Group director of fiduciary research.

MFS morphs into GEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
MFS Diversified Limited has been renamed to GEO Property Group as security holders yesterday gave the green light for a name swap.

Don't strangle sovereign funds: OECD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned countries against enforcing greater foreign investment restrictions because it could negatively affect domestic economic growth.

CARE joins Carbon Disclosure Project

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
CARE Super lobbies for better climate change policies after being the latest signatory to the Carbon Disclosure Project.

CSRF drops SIM for AMP

Catholic Super & Retirement Fund (CSRF) has given AMP Capital Investors an ethical investment mandate after Suncorp Investment Management informed the fund that it would be closing its Ethical Balanced Portfolio option once all current investors have ...

Pension funds milk green trends

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
As inflows into sustainable investing continue to break records, a leading consulting firm has recommended that pension funds should start drawing up detailed policies to capture the sector's returns.

Better FHSAs needed for buyers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Superannuation industry bodies AIST, ISN and IFF have banded together to propose measures tailoring First Home Saver Accounts to better aid struggling first home buyers.

Senate admits age pension falls short

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
A senate enquiry into the cost of living pressures on older Australians has confirmed what many pensioners already know - that the pension rate is not enough for day-to-day living costs.