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Smooth, but watchful, sailing: Perpetual

With its bottom-up, fundamentals investment style, Perpetual doesn't do fortune telling. Even so, it sees no significant bumps on the horizon. That said, Emilio Gonzales, chief investment officer, noted at a briefing, "It is getting harder and harder ...

Exchange traded funds to surge

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are big in the US but have barely made a ripple in the local market and fund manager INVESCO wants that to change. INVESCO's UK parent AMVESCAP has just signed a deal to buy PowerShares, the fastest growing ETF provider ...

Daily Economic Update

The National Australia Bank's (NAB) monthly business survey showed Australian business conditions continue to improve. The business conditions index rose to 14 in December from 11 in the previous month, supported by better trading conditions and profitability. ...

S&P react to TOWER PrefSure deal

S&P ratings services (S&P) have reacted to yesterday's announcement that TOWER group (TOWER) has bought PrefSure Life Ltd (PrefSure) to shore up and grow their master trust and life insurance business. S&P have left TOWER's ratings unchanged for now ...

Triguboff appoints new investment manager at MIR

MIR has appointed a new head of investments to work closely with MIR's CEO and ex-investment banker, Michael Triguboff. Marian Carr has taken up the position, deserting her old posting as investment manager at Harwood Superannuation Fund, subsidiary ...

Canadian pensions get leg up from energy: RBC Dexia

Canadian pension plans have posted an 11.7 per cent gain in the year ending December 2005 propped by the nation's energy sector, based on the latest survey by RBC Dexia Investor Services. The London-based pension administration and global custody firm ...

MacarthurCook fund is hot property

MacarthurCook Property Securites (MPS) has delivered an emphatic 177.4 per cent gain in half year profits, proving that the bricks-and-mortar sector still delivers fat returns in a high-tech world. The fund announced that in the half year to 31 December ...

PrefSure deal sees Tower focus on master trusts

TOWER have bought out PrefSure Holdings and Life Limited (PrefSure) from South African group, Liberty, for $145 million as they push their strategic growth towards life insurance for master trusts. TOWER managing director, Jim Minto, said that the key ...

MTAA Super invests in biotech JV

The Motor Trades Association of Australia Superannuation Fund (MTAA Super) announced that it has entered into a joint venture with Bio Innovation SA, a world class research and development entity and facility. The new $35 million joint venture will ...

Trust passes managed accounts control to Next

Trust Company of Australia (Trust) is set to appoint manager and administrator of its managed account (MA) product. The agreement will see Next Financial (Next), a private investment manager specialising in equities with over $150 million invested for ...