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Trust and Russell redefine philanthropic investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Trust has teamed up with Russell Investment Group to launch the Trust Philanthropy Fund, an investment product that provides regular income and returns that best suit a not-for-profit organisations. Russell Investment Group's (Russell) multi manager ...

Life insurance tax should be abolished: IFSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
Life insurers and industry body IFSA are backing a proposed state legislation to abolish stamp duty and other related taxes on life insurance products which, if passed, could reduce premiums by up to 12 per cent. Yesterday industry body IFSA, which ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
The Australian sharemarket was trading lower at noon with no lead from the US market and as investors took a breather after a week of rallying. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 18.9 points to 5,583.8, and the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
The Australian share market had gone backwards by midday after a slump on Wall Street on Friday sent a chill across the local bourse and financial stocks in particular. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 105.3 points, or 1.94 per cent ...

MAN hedge fund gets top rating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... a niche currently lacking in mainstream investment platforms. The return objective of the 6 per cent above the UBS Bank Bill (before fees) provides the potential to generate meaningful alpha to a diversified portfolio, said Davis. This higher alpha objective ...

Flight of the squeamish

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Recent machinations within bond markets should remind all that a month is a long time in capital markets. Early March global yields were shifting south in excess of 18bp. While 10-year yields in Australia avoided such sharp falls due to a better performing ...

Aberdeen adds to fixed income Core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
Aberdeen Asset Management has created a fixed income fund that goes beyond traditional fixed income investing to generate higher alpha returns. The Aberdeen Core Plus Fund is actively managed across domestic bonds but included exposure to uncorrelated ...

New voice for SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
A new self managed super fund body, the Self Managed Superannuation Member's Association Ltd, was officially launched yesterday - the latest industry initiative to boost the SMSF sector. Established in August 2007, the association aims to help the SMSF ...

RSL snubs proposed super changes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
The Returned Services League (RSL) has urged the government to reject plans to change the military's retirement fund because the proposed changes could disadvantage military service people. In July last year, the Howard Government created a military ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The Australian sharemarket was weaker at noon, after US stocks fell overnight on worries about a cutback in business spending and fears of another major casualty in the banking sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 81.8 points ...