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Infra asset demand buoy CFS GAM and RARE

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... will face costs to repair its tracks in earthquake areas, although it derives 90 per cent of its profits from the Tokyo metro. CFS also holds stock in a port operator in Southern Japan, likely to benefit from increased imports. CFS GAM's infrastructure ...

FSC launches trustmark for consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
AMP, AXA, Colonial First State and ING are among the Financial Services Council members that will have to comply with a new set of standards set by the FSC, following the launch of its consumer-centric "trustmark". The FSC trustmark was launched today ...

Govt infrastructure fund falls well short

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
The government's $700 million annual contribution to infrastructure spending is a step in the right direction but falls well short of what's needed, according to one infrastructure investor. Following the Henry Tax Review, the government has proposed ...

MLC launches high income protection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
MLC raises the stakes in income protection with its new product designed for high income earners, offering financial planners the choice to give their HNW clients as much as double the industry standard in monthly benefits. White collar professionals ...

Social Impact Property fund takes wings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
Investors looking for property investments while giving back to the community at the same time should consider the newly launched Social Impact Property Fund. The SIPF was launched as part of Social Investments Australia (SIA), and aims to provide wholesale ...

GESB reaches $10b milestone

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... to deliver significant benefits to our members. "Our ability to do this at low cost means that our 313,000 members across metro and regional Western Australia are able to plan, build and manage their retirement savings more effectively," said Dolin in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower as mixed economic data gave Wall Street a mixed day of trading. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 21 points lower at 4,743. In economic news ...

CalPERS buys Macquarie property

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
One of the US' largest pension funds, CalPERS, has forked out $550 million for a 60 per cent slice of a Macquarie CountryWide Trust's portfolio of shopping centers. The $224 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System closed the half a billion ...

Bankwest planners join CFS

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... Rasby will succeed Lisa Livis as head of Bankwest financial advice starting May 1. Rasby, who was formerly executive manager metro south region at CFS, will be based in Sydney. Rasby has experience as a financial adviser and has a strong background in ...

UK firm launches planner competition

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
UK based, Norwich Union is running a competition targeting university graduates to find the next generation of financial advisers. Norwich Union, soon to be re-branded Aviva, launched The Future Adviser Programme with the Manchester Metropolitan University ...