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The new government: what it means

Higher child care rebates, a superannuation-based 'first home owner' account and superannuation guarantee creeping up to 15 per cent are just some of the Labor party policies that could become law under the new government. Colonial First State, one ...

Falkiner poised for retail growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
After three years of establishing its business, boutique funds specialist Falkiner Global Investors, partners with Colonial First State global asset management chief executive Warwick Negus and flags a renewed focus on global equities. Negus becomes ...

Product-based fees create conflict

Financial planners will not be recognised as true professionals for as long as 'product-based' remuneration models exist, according to discussion papers released by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). The Institute has used an ...

Vanguard indexes pension

Vanguard Investments Australia has launched Personal Pension Plan, a new product that relies on the long-term benefits and low costs of index investing to drive retirement savings. All of the investment options under the new product will follow an index ...

EISS offloads direct property

NSW-based industry superannuation fund Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme has sold its entire direct property portfolio for $225 million with plans to redirect the proceeds into global listed and unlisted property trusts. The group has sold Macquarie ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2007
... rebounded on Friday in an abbreviated session as the start of holiday shopping lifted retail stocks, while progress in a plan to relieve the credit market's crisis aided bank shares. Shares of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citigroup all rose more ...

Goldman Sachs Gives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
After announcing its survival of the sub prime crisis with only minimal losses and a total staff salary payout of $16.9 billion, Goldman Sachs has created a philanthropic fund committing partners to contribute part of their salaries to charities. Contributing ...

Praemium wins UK platform deal

Homegrown finance technology group Praemium marks a turning point in its foray to the UK after signing up Cofunds, one of the largest platforms in the region with over $35 billion in assets under administration. The contract follows the UK Government's ...

AXA locks and loads

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
AXA is using its global muscle to provide superannuation members with a fund that can lock in gains each year, just like a capital-protected managed fund, and potentially, on a weekly or monthly basis in the future. The Australian launch of North, a ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
India is seeking US$500 billion over the next five years to help fund its national infrastructure plan, creating a big opportunity for Australian investors to get in on the ground floor. "We need this money over the next five years to fund our plan ...