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Bravura becomes a prime buy target

Caught up in the troubles of margin lender Lift Capital, homegrown financial software group Bravura has become an even juicier takeover target for IT companies, private equity and even fund managers, with Archer Capital, GBST, DSTi and Perpetual named ...

TWUSUPER selects CommInsure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
The transport industry superannuation fund TWUSUPER has teamed up with CommInsure to enhance its insurance offering for the bulk of its members. Effective 26 April, the level of basic insurance cover available to the majority of the super fund's members ...

NAB boutique launches retail fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
National Australia Bank Group's boutique fund manager Northward Capital, has launched the division's first retail fund, Northward Capital Australian Equity Trust. The fund adopts a neutral investment strategy so that it can outperform in different market ...

Browne & Co joins Securitor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
The Securitor financial planning network extends its reach in New South Wales after chartered accountant, Browne & Co, joined the group. Joining the Securitor group means Browne & Co's financial planning division, BEX, can access the dealer group's ...

Purist private equity adds value

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Previously cheap debt and easy access to capital have seen private equity (PE) top the money-spinning investment rungs, but as the global liquidity crunch continues to grow, an alternative form of PE investment is rising to take advantage of the market ...

Escalator gets US tick of approval

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2008
Plum Financial Service's super savings program, Escalator, has received the thumbs up from US investment powerhouse, Vanguard, as it continues to garner business from its Australian corporate clients. Plum managing director Mike Fitzsimons visited Vanguard ...

AMP Capital Core Infrastructure hits $100m

The market may have taken a beating but that hasn't stopped investors from opening their wallets to AMP's infrastructure fund, which drew more than $100 million of inflows in less than six months. On the surface, it's easy to presume AMP Capital Core ...

Adviser gets community service

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
A former Progressive Investment Securities financial adviser has been sentenced to 250 hours community service for giving unlawful advice. Mohammad Zareei of Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, was sentenced by the Sydney District Court to 250 hours community ...

Broker caught after $30m insurance scam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
New South Wales insurance broker Scot Weston has pleaded guilty to four charges of dishonest conduct. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) alleges Weston, employed as an insurance broker by Hirtes Insurance Brokers at the time ...

Baby boomers rethink retirement strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
The doom and gloom of global financial markets has forced more than three quarters of baby boomers to consider changing investment strategies to boost their retirement savings, according to a Commonwealth Bank survey. The survey found almost half of ...