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B&B recapitalises Tricom

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
Troubled stockbroking firm Tricom will undergo a recapitalisation following today's Babcock & Brown's announcement that it had participated with ANZ, Tricom Management and private investors to embark on the venture. According to a statement released ...

NZ Super ends Fisher Funds ties

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has officially ended their investment relationship with Fisher Funds Management Limited opting to take this aspect of the portfolio direct. NZ Super appointed Fisher Funds back in December 2003 to manage an ...

Better FHSAs needed for buyers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Superannuation industry bodies AIST, ISN and IFF have banded together to propose measures tailoring First Home Saver Accounts to better aid struggling first home buyers. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of AIST, said the scheme should be structured in ...

ITG focuses on after-tax benchmarks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
Finance technology firm Investment Technology Group (ITG) has found a way to combine advanced technology with improved market data quality to make customised after-tax benchmarks a reality. According to ITG product manager for market data analytics ...

Trust and Equity Trustees in merger talks

... Trust's trustee services clients include Virgin Super and BT SuperWrap. Meanwhile, Equity Trustees services Bookmakers Super, Max Super and Wealthpac. Michelle Baltazar

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
While the performance of listed property and hedge funds falter in the wake of the US sub-prime disaster, fund managers such as Ascalon Capital Managers are steering their attention to the global commodity sector to maximise investor returns. The St.George ...

Aviva breaks industry fund hurdle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
Wealth management group Aviva has stolen the march on rival industry funds by combining industry fund-style simplicity with retail fund-style service in its Navigator Business Super. It's like Aviva has capitulated to, and yet conquered, competition ...

Tranzact grabs 60pc stake in Total Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
ASX-listed Tranzact Financial Services has acquired a 60 per cent stake in independent self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration provider, Total Super Pty Limited. Tranzact confirmed yesterday that it had acquired a combined 60 per cent interest ...

Check the fine print: GESB

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
Superannuation fund members are being urged to check the finer details of their super statements to maximise their retirement savings. Michele Dolin, Government Employees Super Fund (GESB) chief executive, said consolidating accounts, co-contributing ...

Chasing the deposit dollar

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... 6.65 per cent. The National iSaver offers 6.8 per cent, the Commonwealth NetBank Saver 6.75 per cent, with the tiered Westpac Max-i Direct highest rate 6.75 per cent for funds exceeding $250,000. Lower rates have not diminished the power of the big banks ...