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Boutiques to flourish in growing super pool

Boutique fund managers are set to thrive in 2006 as Australia's superannuation pool swells towards $1 trillion. According Bruce Bell, managing director of Bellwether Partners, superannuation assets now totally more than $800 billion provide great impetus ...

Asgard puts cash first with eCASH and Cash Connect

... great features including no account keeping fees, a new, specialised call centre and some of the best savings account interest rates in the market " said Geoff Lloyd, Asgard's chief executive. To draw customers, the standard interest rates are 5.15 per ...

Daily economic update

... the lowest since 14 September - following suggestions by European Central Bank (ECB) officials of the need for higher interest rates to prevent the resurgence in oil prices from pushing up inflation. In Germany, the Bundesbank anticipates German economic ...

Property groups and advisers get set for scrutiny

High yield fixed interest products and the advisers selling them will come under ASIC's microscope following the widely reported Westpoint debacle, said ASIC's two chief orchestrators. ASIC deputy chair, Jeremy Cooper, said the mezzanine finance property ...

Macquarie fund units open for business

... Richard Stacker, said he puts the fund's success down to its placement for retirees and mature investors. "Initial market interest in MDPF reflects demand for more diversified access to direct property opportunities as well as greater return potential. ...

Minchin weighs in on super tax cut debate

... billion in revenue, but will not "overheat" the economy by encouraging consumer spending, nor therefore stimulate an interest rate rise. The comments have been applauded by industry body, ASFA, who announced plans to push the government on the proposal ...

Weekly economic round-up

... the end of its monetary policy tightening cycle amid still benign US inflation also supported the outlook for steady interest rates here. US CPI figures showed headline prices fell by 0.1 per cent in December with the core rate (excluding food and energy) ...

Use structured products to complement private equity investing: Absolute Capital

... Capital, said "We are getting traction with helping investors meet these specific needs." Joubert also said that the intense interest and activity in the structured product sector towards the end of last year gave many investors the false impression ...

Mixing up your yield and growth: OptiMix

... equities than what we previously had." Calligeris could not be more positive about investing in global equities and fixed interest, and tells investors: "There is an opportunity to gain exposure to the strong global growth expected early in the year ...

HFA wins Sunsuper mandate

... Most recently, the group was also awarded a $60 million mandate from Vision Super. "We have received a great deal of interest in the HFA Diversified Investments Fund from institutional investors wishing to reduce their risk exposure to international ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI

Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

MATTHEW WAI

NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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