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Asgard eWRAP admin fees down 7.5pc

The cost of investing in managed funds through Asgard's eWRAP will fall by up to 7.5 per cent after the funds administration platform decided to pass on its tax savings. Dean Thomas, product general manager for St.George Wealth said the fee reduction ...

AMP loses share to banks in risk insurance

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
AMP chief executive Andrew Mohl acknowledged yesterday that life companies faced a challenge from the banks in one of their traditional strongholds, the risk insurance market. Mohl also announced he would leave AMP at the end of 2007 after five years ...

Starved infrastructure will bite into growth

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
Opposition Leader, Kevin Rudd, played the political magician last night by pulling some surprising economic and political rabbits out of the hat, but there's still no talk of feeding our starved infrastructure any time soon. If anyone was wondering ...

Asia Pac fin services IT spend reach $2.3 trillion

A new study by global research firm Gartner has found that the financial services sector in the Asia Pacific region accounted for the bulk of server revenues last year, totalling $2.3 trillion. The communications sector came second with its $1.6 trillion ...

Private equity spree hurting managers: Suncorp

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
The spate of private equity activity is making life hard for active fund managers, with index funds outperforming many Australian equities funds thanks to the soaring valuations of unloved stocks on the back of buyout speculation. According to Denis ...

Improve returns by picking losers: Triguboff

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
The best way to improve returns is to start looking at losing stocks, according to Michael Triguboff, managing director of MIR Investment Management. Speaking at the ipac Thought Leaders Event "Finding tomorrow's alpha", Tribuboff explained that both ...

AMP Capital Investors open to the public

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
AMP Capital Investors is planning to take its business to the retail market in a big way, with a suite of new easy-to-access products and a marketing campaign aimed at giving it a significant new public profile. Giles Craig, head of projects and private ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly lower after falling base metal prices overnight, which will weigh on resource stocks, and a mixed lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was four points lower ...

STA/ARF mega fund to expand menu and beef up insurance

With only three months to go before mega funds STA and ARF tie the knot to form a $20 billion mammoth fund, ARF chief executive Ian Silk said members can expect key changes including an expanded investment menu and better insurance. All eyes are on ...

Retail gross inflows break $200bn for 2005: Plan For Life

Retail managed fund's annual inflows broke $200 billion last year, showing double digit growth from 2004 and strong rates for the top fund managers. Gross inflows for the year to December were $205 billion, up 12 per cent on the previous year, according ...