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S&P gives local LIC thumbs down

S&P has given a 'not recommended' rating to local fund Global Masters Fund (GMF) which invests in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. S&P fund analyst, Simon Scott, said that GMF, which is a listed investment company, is offering retail investors poor ...

AWM and Select form $22bn merger

... approval by select shareholders, but is expected to be pushed through for completion by the end of May. Providing all goes to plan, AWML has big plans in the pipeline, including expanding distribution and platform growth, using the bigger pool of capital ...

Ethical investment education comes online

... question and answers to deliver the information. While still in the development stage, Wraight says that everything going to plan, the first course will be "out of the gate" in March this year, when it is expected that the take up from financial planning ...

Another international DB fund bites the dust

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2006
... National Australia Bank's UK operations have become the latest company to dump their final salary-based defined benefit pension plan in an attempt to control the ballooning costs of such schemes, according to UK reports. Among the major changes are a ...

Tasplan calls for incentives to drive super contributions

The argument for super contribution continues, with Tasplan general manager, Neil Cassidy, calling on the Federal Government to introduce further incentives to encourage low income earners to boost savings. "The simple truth of the matter is that the ...

Deutsche appoint ahead of retail drive

Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has appointed a new head of retail distribution in Australia, ahead of the launch of several new global funds and alternative investment products. Chris Larsen, former head of retail distribution for Credit Suisse Asset ...

Vanguard appoints head of marketing Australia

Vanguard has announced the appointment of a new head of marketing in Australia. Colin Bold assumes responsibility for brand, marketing strategy and implementation and reports to the head of retail, Robin Bowerman. "Colin brings over 16 years' experience ...

Labor's super plans costly, complex and a disincentive: Liberals

... tax for some people as "extraordinarily complex and costly." Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough, said yesterday that Labor's plan to phase out the contributions tax for those earning $40,000-$100,000 would involve "massive complexity" and would introduce ...

IFSA CEO pushes for IFRS changes

IFSA CEO, Richard Gilbert, has played an important role in paving the way for potential changes to the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), reported in the Financial Standard yesterday. The Financial Standard reported on plans to ...

Macquarie leads in project finance

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
Macquarie Bank continues to dominate Australasia's project finance markets, well ahead of nearest rival JP Morgan, according to East & Partners' annual Australasian project finance report. Macquarie was involved in more than half of all transactions ...