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Ord Minnett STRIPES steps up the pace in Asia

Ord Minnett's STRIPES Asia Accelerator fund posted a 30 per cent gain over the past 12 months, proving that even though the 'Asia boom' story may be a well-worn theme the returns certainly aren't wearing out. STRIPES Asia Accelerator invests in five ...

Centro targets SMSFs with lower min investment

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
Centro Properties Group has halved the minimum investment for two of its flagship funds, the Centro Direct Property Fund (DPF) and the Centro Direct Property Fund International (DPFI). In a move Centro hoped would prove attractive to the self-managed ...

Time to talk about asset classes: MTAA Super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
Rapidly evolving investment attitudes to using risk criteria when assembling portfolios is challenging conservative and out-dated views about how we categorise assets, said Paul Watson, deputy executive director of award winning industry fund MTAA Super. ...

HBOS expands with Whittaker Macnaught purchase

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2007
... services. John Van Der Wielen, St Andrew's managing director, said the group would continue to pursue its national expansion plan. "HBOS Australia has ambitious and aggressive plans to become a major national provider of financial services and wealth ...

PMI boosts sales team

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
PMI Mortgage Insurance (PMI) has appointed a new head of sales, responsible for developing and implementing operating plans to generate new business while maximising existing customer relationships. Tony MacRae brings with him over 18 years experience ...

FPA opposes creation of product sellers

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is opposing the Federal Government's proposal to create a distinction between product sellers and financial planners, claiming consumers will have less protection. The FPA has submitted a response to the government ...

US losing grip on depositary receipts: JPMorgan

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
JPMorgan is predicting a record year of activity for depositary receipts, however activity will migrate away from the US towards the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries in particular. Depositary receipts allow companies to access cross-border ...

Community CPS credit union launches Eastwoods FP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
Recently merged and expanded credit union Community CPS has launched its in-house financial planning service, Eastwoods, already operating with $300 million in funds under advice (FUA). Kevin Benger, chief executive office of Community CPS, said, "We ...

Mortgage funds shouldn't sit on cash: AUI

Mortgage fund managers who hold a large chunk of their portfolio in cash will struggle to meet their performance targets and therefore can't justify their fees, according to Australian Unity Investments (AUI). Australian Unity Investments' head of mortgages ...

Macq's the new kid on the SMA block

The private portfolio arm of Macquarie will begin offering separately managed accounts (SMAs) from April this year, joining the growing crowd of SMA providers hitting the market since BlackRock (formerly Merrill Lynch) launched its version a year ago. ...