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FTI Aus unveils global equity fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia has launched the Franklin Global Equity ex-Australia strategy to institutional investors. The international fund manager said its Global Equity Strategy, managed by Franklin Global Advisers, provides employs ...

TRS pumps $1.26bn into PE

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
US-based Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS) pours $1.26 billion of new funds into private equity after its $2.3 billion investment in the sector turned to be a money spinner returning 23 per cent in the year to March. TRS confirms ...

CFS takes infrastructure to the front line

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
Colonial First State (CFS) may be best known for favouring highly liquid assets but the group is slowly but steadily turning to infrastructure based on new fund developments. CFS is increasing its involvement in the infrastructure sphere with allocations ...

Three step advice to commodities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
If you're thinking of palming a slice of the commodities boom, stop and consider a three pronged alternative strategy that will give you the edge in an SRI-conscious world. Kingsley Jones, international portfolio equities manager at Macquarie Funds ...

Salary sacrifice on the rise: legalsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
The $1 billion industry fund, legalsuper, has experienced a 50 per cent increase in salary sacrifice contributions at the end of May, despite returns being the worst for 20 years. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of the $1 billion super fund claims ...

Financial Simplicity launches Open Edition

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Managed account provider Financial Simplicity has released an 'Open Edition' technology toolkit tailored for platforms and distribution groups looking to offer their own managed account products. Financial Simplicity claims its toolkit allows each provider ...

GESB converts to a 'true' mutual

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
WA-based $8.8 billion super fund GESB is next month scrapping its status as a public-servant only super fund and flicking the switch to become a mutual, complete with voting rights and direct member ownership. Starting 1 July, GESB members will have ...

Life settlements open to Aussie investors

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Life settlements might seem like an unconventional asset class - but an Australian fund manager claims the sector poses a fresh set of opportunities for local insto investors. Investing in life settlements, particularly in the US, involves buying out ...

Telstra's McCredden joins UniSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Terry McCredden, the previous chief executive of Telstra Super, is soon to head a fund twice the size of his former employer when he joins $24 billion super fund, UniSuper. McCredden served as chief executive of Telstra Super Pty Ltd since 1990 and ...

Ex-AFS distribution head joins FPSA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) has appointed ex- Australian Financial Services head of distribution, Mark Ryan, as director and dealer principal. Director of FPSA Deborah Baron said Ryan will be invaluable in driving strategy to take FPSA ...