Standard & Poor’s is examining how it can rate closed-end and listed structured products on an ongoing basis to meet the demands of financial planners.
Bluestone expands as reverse mortgage demand grows
Bluestone Equity Release is beefing up its executive team to cope with the growing demand for reverse mortgage products from financial planners.
Sunsuper seeks growth in Victoria
Sunsuper has appointed a new Melbourne-based business manager for its corporate business.
… and standardise corporate action messages
The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) will go live next week with a new standard for sending out corporate actions information, which it claims will enhance the accuracy and timeliness of announcements to investors.
No past sets up Momentum for fabulous future
National winner of the Financial Planning Association’s new Value Advice Award for wealth accumulation, Philippa Elliott, reveals why her business is so easy to run.
Hedge fund returns to drop, fees to rise – Mercer
Hedge fund managers expect their returns to drop, on average, over the next 12 months and are exploring new strategies which are less reliant on beta exposure for returns, according to a report by Mercer Investment Consulting.
X-Model
Aegis Equities Research launches its, previously in-house, financial modelling tool, X-Model.
UBS Global Infrastructure Securities Fund
UBS offers investors exposure to a managed portfolio of primarily equity infrastructure securities.
Structured products on S&P radar
Standard & Poor’s is examining how it can rate closed-end and listed structured products on an ongoing basis to meet the demands of financial planners.
… as Coplestone pops up at Deutsche
Clayton Coplestone, former head of Credit Suisse Asset Management retail in Australia and latterly in Hong Kong, has resurfaced at rival firm Deutsche.
Australia joins trillion club
The Australian managed funds market has officially exceeded the $1 trillion mark, according to figures released by Treasury yesterday.
Block and Jackson awarded FEAL scholarships
Following a record number of applicants the Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL) has awarded its annual 2006 Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) scholarships to Debora Jackson from Finsuper and Michael Block from Workcover NSW.
