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PIH planners vote yes to merger, future uncertain

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
Professional Investment Holdings is a step closer to merging with Centrepoint Alliance after the majority of PIH planners agreed to the deal - but there's a big question mark on how many of them will stay at the new firm. PIH shareholders in four separate ...

When Irish eyes are frowning

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Local fixed interest managers are positioning their portfolios carefully to avoid the Irish fiscal hangover and to exploit opportunities. The European sovereign debt crisis, which has been bubbling under the surface for months now, has resurfaced and ...

Strong dollar fuels shift to unhedged intl equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Some financial advisers are responding to client demand for their international share investments to be unhedged. "There will be advisers looking at internationals more due to the high Australian dollar but if you are getting research that the dollar ...

Trustees call to scrap MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Two prominent superannuation industry experts have argued that MySuper should be axed, saying it will only worsen member complacency and completely fails to tackle the two major issues in super - engagement and adequacy. David Galbally QC, chairman ...

GVI hires new joint MD

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Global Value Investors (GVI) has appointed former QBE fund manager Grant Cullens as joint managing director as it looks to expand its business. With over 20 years investment experience, Cullens joins GVI after serving as senior fund manager in international ...

Global Capital Investment launch Iraq Fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Global Capital Investments will invest in listed equities on the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) through its newly-launched Iraq Fund. The fund will allocate up to 20 per cent of its assets in private, less liquid, early-stage investment opportunities in ...

Goodman makes play for $1.2 billion ING REIT

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
Goodman Group, along with "three major pension and sovereign wealth funds", has made a move for the ING Industrial Fund, it was revealed this morning. In a statement to the ASX, ING said it had received a "highly conditional" proposal from the consortium ...

Advisers must fight for the future, not the past: AFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The fight over commissions on investment products and superannuation is over. Advisers must stop debating over them and switch their focus to influencing their future. Opening the 2010 AFA annual conference in front of a packed auditorium with almost ...

Perpetual rejects KKR, open to better offer

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Perpetual has rejected Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' (KKR) takeover proposal, but has left the door firmly ajar for an improved offer. "The board considers that the proposed price in the range of $38 - $40 per share does not reflect Perpetual's value," the ...

Netwealth LifeWRAP goes live

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
Netwealth Investments' integrated insurance facility for its platform clients, LifeWRAP, is now live, providing a centralised platform for netwealth planners and advisers. The product has moved from its beta stage in September and opened up across a ...