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Future Fund open to alternatives

Hedge funds and alternative investments will not be ruled out of the Future Fund according to Treasury officials, ending months of uncertainty that kept hedge and alternatives fund managers on tenterhooks. Kim Ivey, chairman of the industry's peak body ...

Costello pledges $18bn to pump-prime his Future Fund

The Future Fund legislation will be pushed through Parliament today, with Treasurer Peter Costello announcing an initial allocation of $18 billion towards the fund charged with managing the federal government's unfunded super liabilities. Costello's ...

Over 65s insurance blues over

Insurance provider Aviva has launched an insurance product for people aged over 65 in a positive step towards addressing the longer life expectancies of retirees. "It is a trend that's now starting to happen in the market. The recognition that people ...

Plastic debt to reach $48 billion

Consumer borrowing through credit card is predicted to reach just under $48 billion by 2009 prompting calls for tighter government regulation to curb potentially unsustainable borrowing. The inaugural research on credit card debt conducted by market ...

New EFTPOS puts bank in spotlight: First Data

First Data International has launched an integrated EFTPOS system that will likely prove popular to consumers and raise the standard for the kind of EFTPOS facilities that should be available in banks. The new system has a so-called 'Dynamic Currency ...

Income Tax Law to be cut by nearly 30 per cent

Treasurer Peter Costello has announced Government plans to cut the volume of Tax Law by nearly 30 per cent. The announcement is in response to the work of the advisory Board of Taxation in reviewing the tax legislation with a view to cutting it back. ...

QIC turns absolute for global fixed interest

QIC has launched a global fixed interest (GFI) product with an absolute flavour that aims to focus on active alpha rather than benchmark returns. The GFI fund claims to offer clients exposure to fixed interest active returns without the market exposure ...

SMS technology paving the way

Technology is continuing its push into how we handle transactions and its only a matter of time before wealth management service providers follow suit. Though yet to revolutionise how investors or super fund members are kept informed of transaction ...

Absolute Capital's Yield Strategies Fund wins rating

Absolute Capital Limited's (Absolute Capital's) flagship Yield Strategies Fund has been given a "Recommended" rating by independent research group Lonsec Limited (Lonsec). The boutique structured credit manager's managing director and chief investment ...

Absolute Capital appoints portfolio manager

Structured credit specialist Absolute Capital Limited has appointed Andrew Lorking as portfolio manager. Lorking will work with Absolute's head of structured credit investments Bill Entwistle. Besides portfolio management, he will be involved in developing ...