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IMAP gains Aviva muscle

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... said IMAP board director and head of portfolio and financial services at Shaw Stockbroking, Adam Dawes. Meanwhile IMAP's plan to introduce an education program looks set to begin at the start of this new financial year. "The plan is to launch the [education ...

Infrastructure Australia should set national priorities

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... national government entity to facilitate financing, approval and development of infrastructure projects, and that a master plan should be developed. The report noted that high priority projects should, "Telescope the development approval process for ...

CBA still seeding Colonial funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
Seed funding for a couple of landmark infrastructure investments by Colonial remains on the balance sheet of Commonwealth Bank, in one case more than 15 months after the bank tipped in the capital. In an investor briefing on the bank's wealth management ...

Ord Minnett to invest in finance titans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
HSBC, JPMorgan Chase and BNP Paribas are just a few of the big names listed in Ord Minnett's newest fund which gives investors exposure to global financial institutions. The new product, called STRIPES - Global Financial Titans, is designed to provide ...

Wash sales left to dry: GMK Centric

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
Financial planners, accountants and individual investors could face massive fines if they promote the use of 'wash sale' strategies to gain a tax break for their clients, warns chartered accountancy GMK Centric. A wash sale is when an investor buys ...

Planners to focus on income: GVI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Financial advisers are focusing on the 'income' component of total returns as a major driver when it comes to tailoring their client portfolios, a new survey shows. According to a nationwide survey of over 300 financial advisers conducted by Global ...

Praemium raises $8m working capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Listed portfolio administration provider Praemium Limited has received an $8 million cash injection to fund the firm's future working capital. The firm issued 20 million new ordinary shares at 40 cents per share to institutional and sophisticated investors ...

TOWER net profits up 81pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
The life market proves to be big business after TOWER Australia posted a bumper half year net profit after tax increase of 81 per cent to $30.9 million for the six months to March. TOWER Australia's share price increased by 3.8 per cent today on the ...

Adviser goes to jail for $1.5m fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Perth-based financial adviser Antonio Pisano of Maddington, was yesterday sentenced to four years and eight months imprisonment following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). According to ASIC, Pisano will ...

Global equities to bounce 15pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Global equities could increase by 15 per cent in the next six months thanks to the US Federal Reserve's ongoing actions to stimulate its domestic economy, according to Falkiner Global Investors. James Falkiner, Falkiner Global Investors chief executive ...