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InvestorWeb rates yield driven fixed interest funds

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006
... investments research, Angela Ashton, said financial advisers will need to take particular note of the higher risk/return profile the products will add to portfolios. "This whole sector is a result of the trend towards managers looking at fixed interest ...

Allianz scores S&P ratings upgrade

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
... effective management strategy, conservative reinsurance program and operational initiatives. "Allianz Australia's stand-alone profile is underpinned by its sustained earnings profile, supported by a better balance of business mix and a strong distribution ...

Van Eyk appoints asset consultant

Research services provider van Eyk has appointed a former UK product specialist to join the group's asset consulting team. Marisa Hoffenberg's role will focus on key account management and providing technical research and advice. She will be involved ...

AMP Capital Investors open to the public

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
... way, with a suite of new easy-to-access products and a marketing campaign aimed at giving it a significant new public profile. Giles Craig, head of projects and private clients with AMP Capital Investors, said the new strategy was aimed at the ever increasing ...

Quadrant gets ready as baby boomers cash in super

... business with superannuation, retirement and financial planning operations. "A lot of our members are of an older-age profile, so as part of our cradle-to-grave strategy we had to diversify from super into retirement and planning," he said. Besides adding ...

Super funds keep tills ringing at Harris Alternatives

... plain speak, Harris Alternatives did better than the world equities market over a long period of time but with a risk profile that is closer to that of the fixed income market than equities. Despite the fund's high returns, the fund of hedge funds (FOHF) ...

PrefSure scores rating upgrade thanks to TOWER

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... within the next six months. Kate Thomson, credit analyst with S&P, commented that, "PrefSure Life's stand-alone financial profile is good, with solid earnings and a good capital position underpinning the ratings. Its liquidity is assessed as strong ...

Amicus builds business on flat planning fee

... base to typically those who are aged 30 to 40 on a very high income with a fairly simple 'wealth accumulator' financial profile, or 50-plus with a simple retirement strategy. "I have had to turn away potential clients who are either not earning enough ...

Macq multi-strategy fund recommended by Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
... absolute return focus, with the exception of the Buy-Write Fund. The fund is targeted at investors who want a moderate risk profile over an investment horizon of five or more years.

AMP stalwart tipped to replace Genesys MD

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
... Genesys Wealth Adviser's (Genesys) managing director, Ray Miles, would step down in coming months with rumours of a high profile replacement. A source also revealed to the Financial Standard last week that AMP Financial Planning managing director and ...