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Bravura set to fire with ASX listing

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
Superannuation software solutions and consulting group Bravura Solutions is seeking to raise around $40 million through an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listing and has just lodged a prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

WB planner expansion Australia-wide

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
WB financial has appointed five new advisers to its Brisbane, Canberra and Perth offices following the appointment of another two advisers in New South Wales last month. Robert Hay will join the Brisbane team. Andrew Hunt has set up his own WB financial ...

SA based Prescott expands into Sydney

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
South Australian based wealth management and stockbroking firm Prescott Securities is expanding into New South Wales with the opening of a Sydney office in July. Prescott's chief executive officer, David White, said the move will help further expand ...

MacBank launches commodities only fund

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
Macquarie Bank funds management (MFM) has launched a wholesale commodities fund, giving investors direct access to commodity market performances through local indices. MFM's head of distribution, Bruce Murphy, said the fund will be actively managed ...

Outflows to force Challenger fund re-opening

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
Morningstar research has issued an updated report on the "tough times" being faced by Challenger small and micro cap funds of late, which they say has resulted in $100 million in institutional fund outflows. Morningstar's head of research, Justin Walsh ...

New BT MTM line up avoids home bias

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
BT has been carrying out some well reported shuffling of its multi-manager funds, and with the transitions all but complete the head of manager selection for the group said they have "avoided filling it with BT proprietary products." BT head of investment ...

Skandia selects six new funds

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
Skandia has added six new funds to its investment menus, including an absolute return fund and a China fund, aimed at delivering consistent returns with less risk. The funds include the Skandia Absolute Return Fund, Skandia Blended Property Fund, Skandia ...

InvestorWeb rates yield driven fixed interest funds

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006
Fixed interest has traditionally been seen as simply a defensive asset within a portfolio, but the players from InvestorWeb's recent review are behind a new trend towards yield driven and higher risk products. InvestorWeb's general manager of managed ...

Perpetual profits to jump 13 per cent

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2006
Perpetual has forecast a 13 per cent jump in its 2006 full year after tax profits on the back of strong net inflows. Perpetual Chairman, Robert Savage, said he expected the growth story to continue well through this year and into calendar year 2007. ...

Double-dipping super contributions potential windfall

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2006
The self-employed and those with two jobs are missing out on a superannuation savings windfall due to a change in the taxation laws, according to a self-managed superannuation specialist. Director of Melbourne based Partners Superannuation Services ...