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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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell on disappointing results from Morgan Stanley and FedEx Corp. At 0705 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 65 points at 5,370. Today, the Australian ...

Super fund reporting should be standardised: ISN

Industry Super Network (ISN) has called for reporting of superannuation returns to be standardised, in the same way as managed fund returns are currently reported, to provide investors with better transparency over their superannuation savings. Given ...

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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell on a warning from Goldman Sachs that US banks will need to raise billions of dollars in capital. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 10 points ...

BT raises savings for term deposits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
BT Financial Group raises the stakes in providing the best cash alternative for super investors after boosting its one-year term deposit rate by 30 basis points to 8.4 per cent. According to the firm, it increased its term deposit rate after roughly ...

Lincoln to launch more 'golden rule' funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
Melbourne-based Australian share research house Lincoln plans to use its tried-and-tested approach to launch three products across small caps, income and global equities in the next 12 to 18 months. Elio D'Amato, Lincoln chief executive, said the firm ...

KBC Global Water rated recommended

Blue gold investing is yet to hit mainstream in Australia but for those who believe there's money to be made in water investments, Lonsec singles out KBC Global Water as one to watch. KBC Global Water is a fund managed by Dublin-based KBC Asset Management ...