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CFP and Fin Wisdom upload Provisio

... difficulties has always been transferring strategy information to the Statement of Advice. Provisio allows for the recommended scenario to be easily inserted into the SOA Transition to Retirement strategy section," said Ward. "All it takes is around ...

Macq, Contango and Patriot lead small caps table

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Macquarie, Contango and Patriot have reached the top of the Zenith ranks - climbing from recommended to highly recommended for their small cap funds following the ratings house's sector review. Zenith Investment Partners' 2008 Australian small companies ...

RARE appoints ex-Fidelity as retail head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... consultants. "We have now started to obtain retail ratings, with Zenith awarding the RARE Infrastructure Value Fund a "Recommended" rating - as well as putting on their model portfolios - whilst Standard & Poor's have awarded the fund a four star rating." ...

MAN hedge fund gets top rating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
Recently launched hedge fund MAN RMF Dynamic has been awarded a "highly recommended" rating by Zenith Investment Partners - the only product to achieve the standard in the ratings house's hedge fund of fund scoreboard. The fund gives investors the opportunity ...

Super funds critical on alt investment regulation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... risks associated with the investment," said Richard Rassi, Deloitte Superannuation partner. Subsequently, the report recommended the Australian Prudential Regulator Authority (APRA) provide guidance on alternative investments. However, the report found ...

RSL snubs proposed super changes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... received the report and released the findings in December, however it has not declared it will implement any of the recommended changes at this stage. RSL national president, Bill Crews, said the RSL had rejected the proposed changes because it reduced ...

Magellan Global mirrors Berkshire strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008
Research firm Lonsec has rated Magellan Financial Group's (MFG) Global Fund 'recommended' and noted it adopts a similar investment style synonymous to that of the sage of Omaha. Launched in July last year, the Magellan Global Fund equities portfolio ...

CSRF drops SIM for AMP

... provide names of suitable investment managers that could manage the fund's investment portfolio. Both asset consultants recommended AMP Capital Investors' Responsible Investment Leaders Balanced Fund, which the fund decided to invest in. "The AMP Responsible ...

Pension funds milk green trends

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
As inflows into sustainable investing continue to break records, a leading consulting firm has recommended that pension funds should start drawing up detailed policies to capture the sector's returns. According to research by Lipper FERI, inflows into ...

Senate admits age pension falls short

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... growing wealth of Australia as a whole," said O'Neill. National Seniors also indicated they were pleased with the recommended review of both the base pension rate and the indexation methodology used to set pensions and retirement benefits. O'Neill had ...