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Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
Singapore is introducing new tax incentives for investment funds to build up its position as an international finance powerhouse - a move which could pose a serious threat to Australia's hopes of becoming Asia's financial hub. The Singaporean government ...

Advisers turn to unlisted property

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
Nine out of ten advisers are considering investing 15 per cent of their client portfolios into unlisted property investments this year, following last year's listed property trust (LPT) fallout. A survey of over 1,200 advisers conducted by Trilogy Funds ...

Capital protected products gain popularity

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
An increasing number of fund managers are introducing capital protection to their products, with one of the early providers enjoying a 50 per cent spike in new applications month-on-month. One good example is AXA's North capital protection product - ...

FPA members gain practice tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
Financial Planning Association (FPA) members can benchmark their business against others in the industry and identify areas for improvement after Business Health's practice diagnostic program was added to the association's online member section. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
The Australian market has received a strong lead from Wall Street, although precious metals were down. Copper and oil both were up, however. At 0808 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was 70 points HIGHER at 3,385. In economic ...

Sovereign funds lose out after bank bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... through an evaluation test that would assess whether they needed additional capital buffer. But unlike the existing bail-out plan where the government acquired non-voting preferred shares with guaranteed dividend payments, the next round of capital injection ...

GWA opens Melbourne office

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Global index provider, Global Wealth Allocation (GWA) has opened a Melbourne office and plans to launch a suite of Australian products in the next six months. Former GWA UK head of research, Tony Sutton returns to Australia to manage the Melbourne office ...

Spec Super goes public

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Superannuation Plan for Electrical Contractors (Spec Super) has transitioned to a public offer fund, broadening its membership base in the electrical industry. Bob Henricks, Spec Super chair, said self employed electrical contractors can now plug into ...

Custodians to play bigger role on risk mgmt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... embarked on a business strategy to work more closely with their clients about both party's goals in the long term. "Clients plan their strategy over one year, three years, five years - and so do we. If we work in conjunction with them on what they want ...

Infrastructure wins pension funds votes

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... 1998. Other US pension funds with infrastructure allocations or intentions include CalSTERS, the Washington State Pension Plan, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, Oregon PERD, and the World Bank. The phenomenon is also gathering pace in Holland, where ...