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Awash with water funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
Global demand for fresh water, driven by population growth, environmental concerns and agricultural demand, is transforming water management into a new alternative asset class, according to New Zealand based fund manager Liontamer Investments. Liontamer ...

Super Concepts buys Super Design

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
ING-owned self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist Super Concepts has purchased Super Designs, expanding their reach in the ever-expanding SMSF market. Early this week, Super Concepts posted a 177 per cent increase in funds established in the last ...

Challenger rejigs platform team

Challenger's financial planning division has made a raft of fresh appointments in its platform distribution team, hiring new staff who were previously at BT, Asgard and Credit Suisse. Pia Zulueta, formerly at Asgard Wealth Solutions, is the new head ...

Perpetual strategy bears fruit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
Listed investment manager Perpetual is reaping the rewards of a strategy implemented four years ago after its latest results show that more than 50 per cent of revenue growth over the period came from non-Australian equity sources and nearly 20 per ...

Korea the next big thing

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
Korea could be the next investment frontier for Australian institutional investors, according to Perry Ha, managing director of American venture capital company DFJAthena. In Australia to raise funds for his AU$125 million Korean venture capital fund ...

Bargains emerge in global REITs

How can a sector move from returning 43 per cent to losing 8 per cent in the space of twelve months? A leading US property expert argues that the massive swipe on the global real estate investment trusts (REIT) sector presents bargain buys not seen ...

MLC launches adviser MAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
MLC's MasterKey Custom has boosted its direct equities capability and tax reporting functionality with the launch of its Adviser Managed Accounts service, which it said is the next step in the evolution of the managed accounts market.. The new features ...

SEQUAL toughens 'no negative equity' rules

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
Reverse mortgage lenders group SEQUAL has released an improved code of conduct, tightening conditions on 'no negative equity guarantees' and providing better protection to retirees. The new minimum standards for the mandatory 'no negative equity guarantee' ...

Austock Life on Rainmaker iTV

Need to know more about imputation bonds and other tax effective strategies? Austock Life is the first to present a video-on-demand (VOD) seminar exclusively for financial planners regarding tax-paid managed funds, now available on Rainmaker iTV. Just ...

Australian Ethical Investments go global

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
Investors who want ethical investments with a global bent can avail of a new product that does exactly that after the Australian Ethical Investment launched its first internationally focused trust. The ethical fund manager already has an equities trust ...