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Lift victims may get cash back

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Investors caught out in Lift Capital's collapse may be compensated up to the full amount of their investments, according to McGrath Nicol, the administrator of the firm. "Some investors will receive a substantial or full return of the underlying equity ...

Vanguard wins $337m ASB mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
New Zealand-based ASB Investments has invested $337 million in Vanguard's global index equities fund. ASB initially tapped into the global equities market via AMP Capital Investors in New Zealand. ASB's underlying fund manager was Hendersons in the ...

Concise targets midcaps

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
New player Concise Asset Management has shaken off the residues of the recent share market fallout as it launches the Concise Mid Cap Fund. The new fund invests in stocks 51 to 200 as listed in the S&P/ASX 200 and contains a diversified portfolio of ...

Macq Life amps up FutureWise

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Macquarie Life has upgraded its FutureWise life insurance product suite, following feedback from and ongoing dialogue with financial advisers using the platform. Since its launch in March 2007, the Macquarie Life team has been working with advisers ...

Super funds pay little attention to biotech

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
Spray-on skin for burnt victims, cancer treatment drugs, the bionic ear - Australia's multi-billion dollar biotechnology sector is thriving but local investors are still shying away from the industry. Speaking at the Excellence in Biotechnology Investment ...

AMP launches SMA platform

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
AMP has launched a separately managed account (SMA) platform, developed specifically for Hillross Financial Services clients, in a bid to better manage the direct equities portion of their clients' portfolios. The new Personalised Portfolio service ...

Advisers graduate Synchron boot camp

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008
Advisers got dirty, sweaty and splattered with paintball shots at Synchron's Next Gen training course that yielded 14 new recruits to the firm's adviser base. "We've identified that younger advisers are a different creature in their training needs to ...

Super funds to resurrect ailing RMBS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
Investor interest in Australian residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) has dropped from $45 billion last year to virtually zero early this year - but a model overhaul and cash injection from super funds could pull the sector out of the doldrums. ...

Macq to expand planning base in Melbourne

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
Macquarie Funds Management Group has appointed Marcus Cleary to lead its adviser presence in Victoria and Tasmania. Cleary will be in charge of all adviser key account relationships in Victoria and Tasmania. His initial focus will cover adviser education ...

Canadian pensions down again

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
Canadian pension funds suffered a slump for the third consecutive quarter as deepening financial worries depressed equity markets worldwide. According to a survey by RBC Dexia Investor Services, Canadian pension funds suffered a 1.9 per cent slide in ...