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Products come and go at MLC

... its five star products by advisers who have moved to a fee for service business model. In a statement by MLC the greater focus on portability means that products with exit fees are now unnattractive. As a result MLC decided to withdraw both its masterkey ...

AGEST lines up managers for its alternative funds

... appointments follow mandate changes made in July and June this year. In July AGEST appointed GMO to provide an after tax focus' approach to managing its $100 million Australian equities portfolio and in June AGEST appointed Pimco to manage its $80 million ...

Moores Legal beefs up estate planning business

... said Moores Legal commercial partner Mr Andrew Scott. SJQ Legal already has an established estate planning group with a focus on estate asset protection and business succession planning. The firm's team includes Allan Swan and Jennifer Dixon. It client ...

Coles Myer says ALH would be stand alone business

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2004

... offer of $3.35 per share trumping a Woolworths-led joint venture, which valued ALH at $3.15 per share. Mr Fletcher said the focus on the liquor industry by the major retailers was based on the stable market with consistency and dependency in earnings. ...

Gresham closes mezzanine debt property fund

Gresham Property Funds Management announced today its final close for its Gresham Property Mezzanine Fund No. 2 (GPMF 2) having raised $100 million. The fund raised in excess of its $75 million target demonstrating the increasing interest in the market ...

New statistical publications from APRA

... superannuation entities. The first publication will provide an overview of the industry and the second publication will focus on funds with assets greater than $50 million. The publications will be released on a quarterly basis. "APRA has also taken ...

Election cycle a case of short-sightedness

... not allow our surpluses to be spent on a rash of tax concessions and unnecessary spending initiatives. Governments need to focus on infrastructure, education and research and development to ensure a strong foundation to ensure that solutions are consistent ...

Market Wrap

AAP | MONDAY, 11 OCT 2004

... a volume of 628 contracts. On the day the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data but most of the focus will be on the implications of the coalition's victory in the election.

ASIC moves in on unlicensed operators

... regime. The results of the first phase assisted ASIC in identifying targets.. Over the next 6 months the regulator will now focus on identifying those businesses that are not operating with an Australian financial services license (AFSL). Operators who ...

Standard & Poor's Affirms 'A' Rating on INVESCO Global Funds

Standard and Poor's has affirmed its 'A' rating for INVESCO'S global matrix funds. The rating is part of S&P's annual review of the global equities sector. The A rating was applied to INVESCO'S global matrix hedged and unhedged fund and the wholesale ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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