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Centro gets Zenith's tick of approval

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
Zenith Investment Partners has given the Centro Direct Property Fund International (DPFI) a recommended rating on the back of the team's experience and expertise in the retail property market. David Smythe, director of Zenith said the review highlighted ...

ACT Govt to announce investment review

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
The ACT Government is set to announce a review of investments held by its investment funds, including the ACT future fund for superannuation liabilities, the $2 billion Superannuation Provision Account (SPA). The Canberra Times has reported that Chief ...

NZ Super responds to SRI attack by Greens Party

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Board has responded to an attack from the NZ Greens Party that alleged they were investing in companies that manufacture nuclear weapons and cluster bombs. David May, chairman of the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand ...

PIMCO creates new head of consultant relations role

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007
PIMCO has created a new position of head of consultant relations in anticipation of a sharp upswing in interest for defensive asset classes from asset consultants. Kaylee Garden has been promoted to the newly created role of head of consultant relations ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat with little lead from Wall Street and patchy commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0706 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down two points at 5869. In economic news today ...

Employers should give TFNs to super funds: Mercer

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
Australians could be spared a hefty tax hit on employer super contributions if disclosure rules were amended so employers could provide super funds with employee tax file numbers, according to Mercer. As part of the new superannuation rules set to come ...

Paul Barrett to head up distribution at CFS

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006
Paul Barrett, general manager of Commonwealth Bank owned Financial Wisdom, will leave the group after accepting an offer to step into the role of general manager, distribution, with Colonial First State. Barrett steps into the role after the promotion ...

Use SG to pay HECS and let funds borrow: ICAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) has gotten on the front foot and already lodged its pre-budget submission with the Federal Government asking for some radical policy shifts that include allowing members to use their Superannuation ...

Smart 401(k) plan design boosts their take-up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
Research from the US-based Investment Company Institute (ICI) reveals smart 401(k)s plan design is a big factor in their take up. "Research generally indicates that offering employer matching contributions or a loan provision increases participation. ...

ASIC bans Tweed but can't stop off-market traps

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
David Tweed, the perennial off-market shareholder predator, has been banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) from providing financial services. ASIC banned Tweed for his role relating to two offers to acquire holdings from ...