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Women like risk, men think too much

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
While behavioral finance helps explain the things that economics gets wrong, a greater understanding of investor behavior may help us develop investment products that better suit individuals. Tracey McNaughton, senior economist with BT Financial Group ...

US pension fund wealth bigger than individual wealth

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
US fiduciary wealth has surpassed individual wealth, presenting new opportunities for pension funds and other managed funds to leverage the weight of money to achieve corporate and social change. Speaking at the CMSF conference yesterday, William Greider ...

AIST and CMSF merger to strengthen trustee services

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
At its AGM held on the Gold Coast yesterday, AIST released a discussion paper canvassing a potential merger with CMSF and the long-term viability of super trustee organisations. Citing the reducing number of super funds as the primary catalyst for the ...

Fin literacy won't happen overnight, but it will happen: Clitheroe

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Paul Clitheroe, chair of the Financial Literacy Task Force, believes improving financial literacy is a 20 year project. Being a long term project, he said, it starts in the home, should be taught in schools and, above all, needs to be demonstrated through ...

Aurora to IPO $150 million buy-write trust

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Aurora Funds Management (Aurora) is launching an initial public offer for its new listed Aurora Buy-Write Income Trust. Aurora said the trust will use an active strategy of selling exchange traded call options over a geared portfolio from the S&P/ASX ...

Lonsec says big brand small caps are back

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2006
Research and ratings group, Lonsec have completed a review of 24 funds, which included small cap funds, micro cap focused funds and a mid cap focused fund, that has resulted in three upgrades and four downgrades. The main trend coming out of the results ...

Global REITs on the go: ipac

AXA-owned ipac is talking up global property, but not just any property and not just with anyone, quick to point out that it is choosing its partners carefully as it tilts more of its allocation to global REITs. Partnering with US based CBRE, ipac hopes ...

Ten days or less to act on requests: ASFA

Super funds should take action within 10 days of receiving requests to transfer superannuation benefits, according to guidelines just released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA has released a best practice paper called ...

Coin software signs up Asteron and ANZ

Coin Software has signed major contracts to provide financial planning software to Asteron and ANZ Financial Planning. Under the deal, more than 300 advisers and staff at Asteron and around 330 advisers at ANZ Financial Planning will start using Coin's ...

Westpac flags billion dollar play in residential REIT

Westpac is planning a billion dollar plus shopping spree in domestic residential property and has launched the first residential real estate investment trust (REIT) in Australia. The country's fourth largest bank has beaten St George and Macquarie Bank ...