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Austock Life strikes $100m

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Austock's specialist issuer of tax-paid investments, Austock Life, has reached the $100 million pit stop in its total funds under management. Underlying the $100 million milestone is Austock Life's Imputation Bonds, a full-featured masterfund that uses ...

Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Strong total returns, highest level of income and low volatility - direct property fits the bill and has beaten all other major asset classes in fattening investors' bottom lines in the last 20 years, new research shows. According to the Australian ...

AXA Rosenberg unveils super long/short

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
AXA Rosenberg Investment Management has launched a long/short strategy that it claims suits super funds to a tee. According to AXA Rosenberg, the new strategy will invest in large and mid cap equities across the US, Europe and Japan while relying on ...

Finland the most low risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
Looking for financial transparency? Finland boasts the most transparent financial market in the world - making it the prime spot for low risk investments, new research shows. According to the Milken Institute, a higher number of countries are adopting ...

130/30 demand drops

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
US investor interest in 130/30 equity strategies have noticeably waned in the six month period by the end of March - a reversal of a trend that pervaded for the most part of the last two years. Figures from US-based Pensions & Investments indicated ...

Same sex super overdue: AIST

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has thrown its support behind the Federal Government's proposal to eliminate same-sex discrimination in superannuation law. AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds claims the government's changes ...

Pentafin recruits ex-Macq head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Financial solutions provider Pentafin has appointed the former director and head of sales and marketing at Macquarie Bank's consumer finance division to spearhead the group's ambitious expansion plans. Stephen Karrasch brings over 20 years experience ...

Westpac net profit up 34pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
Westpac Banking's cash earnings increased 10 per cent to $1.84 billion in the six months ending 31 March, taking its net profit after tax up 34 per cent to $2.2 billion for the same period. Westpac reported cash earnings of $1.83 million, while its ...

Few takers for independent tag: FSI

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
There are approximately 16,000 financial planners currently practicing in Australia - but only 11 can legally call themselves "independent", according to a specialist compliance and licensing company. Field research conducted over the last few years ...

AMP Fin Services Q1 cashflow drops $624m

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
AMP Financial Services suffered a blow to its bottom line with total net cashflows of $129 million this quarter, compared with $753 million same time last year, due to lower discretionary super contributions and the 'first quarter' season lull. Excluding ...