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SBI eyes infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
The State Bank of India (SBI) has positioned its portfolios to capture the expected boost in domestic infrastructure investment in India. Aashish Wakankar, SBI Funds Management vice president and fund manager, said the lack of infrastructure to support ...

Garnaut Review heralds an economic revolution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
Climate change to date has largely just been a political weapon but the Garnaut Climate Change Review presents a picture that could revolutionise how Australia's economy operates. The first challenge to conventional thinking is that despite Australia ...

Lifeplan appoints new solutions manager

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Specialist investment firm Lifeplan Funds Management has appointed Alison Massey to the debut role of national adviser solutions manager. The new position was created as a result of investor demand of Lifeplan's specialised products. Massey was previously ...

RREEF offloads half stake in DEXUS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Deutsche Bank global alternative investment manager, RREEF Alternative Investments, has sold its 50 per cent interest in DEXUS Property Group to the firm's unit holders. DEXUS Property Group was formally known as DB RREEF Group. Kurt Roeloffs, RREEF ...

Asian REITs continue to sizzle

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Investor appetite for Asian commercial and residential property is forecasted to grow in the medium term despite an expected sluggish global property market in 2008. Peter Mitchell, CEO of the Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA) said at a nabCapital-sponsored ...

BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Global investment manager BlackRock adjusts the nuts and bolts of its asset allocation alpha fund so that the fund can comfortably ride out the volatile markets. Speaking at a BlackRock conference in Sydney yesterday, BlackRock head of asset allocation ...

FPA takes it to the grassroots

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has established the Future Financial Planners Council, made up of the country's key industry players, to raise awareness of the profession among university students. The Council will design marketing material ...

Plan for Life and AFA award life industry Who's Who

Annuity and insurance heavyweights took centre stage at the Plan For Life / AFA Life Company of the Year 2007 Awards held in Sydney yesterday. CommInsure won the two top accolades, 2007 Life Insurance Company of the Year Award and the 2007 Annuity Provider ...

Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Platinum Asset Management yesterday announced a 29 per cent boost in net profit after income tax for the half year ending 31 December, the same period when its Asia Fund was its top performer. The firm's total revenue increased 2.5 per cent to reach ...

CFDs to act as shield: CMC

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Contract for difference (CFD) provider CMC Markets ups its stake in the financial planning industry and self directed self-managed super funds (SMSF) investors with the launch of its Shield Account product. According to Nic Blakemore, head of distribution ...