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Stay out of residential investments: APN

CHRIS NICHOLLS | WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007

Investors should consider avoiding residential property in favour of more diversified property investments, according to Mike Doble, director of retail at APN Funds Management. Doble said that with low liquidity, accessibility and high entry costs ...

Simpler Better Super booklet hits mail boxes

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007

Millions of Simpler Better Super booklets explaining the Government's superannuation reforms have started landing in people's letterboxes, taking the $69 million superannuation campaign to the next level. In explaining the reason behind the 20 page ...

Sg CPF increases min member limits

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2007

The A$96 billion Singapore Central Provident Fund (CPF) has increased the minimum sum (MS) that retirees must leave in the scheme to fund their pension. The new MS is now A$130,000, up 5 per cent, which the CPF said should be sufficient to ensure that ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007

Reverse mortgage industry body SEQUAL has appointed Kevin Conlon as head of education as part of a bid to boost the reach and understanding of reverse mortgages by brokers and planners. This focus on education comes as the Australian Securities and ...

Retirement banking comes of age

Retirees aged over 60 can now access their superannuation money easily and tax-free after ING Australia and ANZ launched a pension-linked cash account that works like an ordinary bank account. Called the ANZ Prime Cash Management Account (Prime CMA) ...

Arnheim Gillard's new advisory service targets HIP managers

CHRIS NICHOLLS | MONDAY, 16 APR 2007

... plans to release a research paper later this year. "Our preliminary findings tell us that HIPs are quite different to pre-retiree clients in that they demand high levels of service but at the same time want to be involved in decision making." "They are ...

Deutsche Xenon leveraged hedge fund recommended

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007

The Xenon Alpha Plus3 (XAP3), the third Australian leveraged hedge fund from the Deutsche Xenon brand, has been rated 'recommended' by Zenith Investment Partners. In recommending the product, Ben Davis, senior investment analyst with Zenith, said the ...

New Jersey Govt spends teachers' future fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007

The New Jersey Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund seemed in dire trouble last week as it was revealed funds destined for retirement funding had been diverted to cover more immediate expenditure, in a theme echoing some of the recent debate around Australia's ...

Fincorp failure burns 8,000 investors

... investors and their families," said KordaMentha's joint administrator David Winterbottom. Among those affected was 65-year old retiree Dr. Lilian Ng, who first heard about Fincorp in 2005. "They advertised a lot on the radio. The ad goes 'you sleep better ...

Bad will hunting

An estate planning expert has warned that the simpler super legislation effective July this year magnifies a number of estate planning traps and urged those aged 50 or over to review their will and adjust it according to the new super rules. Trust's ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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