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RSL snubs proposed super changes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
The Returned Services League (RSL) has urged the government to reject plans to change the military's retirement fund because the proposed changes could disadvantage military service people. In July last year, the Howard Government created a military ...

Præmium tackles UK SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
Listed portfolio administration provider PrA|mium Limited is one step closer to establishing its UK business as the Financial Services Authority approved the new legal framework for Smartfund - its British adaptation of the Separately Managed Account ...

Vietnam the next LPT hotspot

While Australia and Singapore continue to lead the stakes in global listed property trusts, the surprise star in a new survey is Vietnam, jumping from the sixth spot to third in predicted property market growth. The findings came from the Asia Pacific ...

Ken Done sues over $53m bad advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
Renowned artist Ken Done is suing his accountant, the accountancy firm, Bentley Barton & Partners and Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom after receiving poor financial advice that cost him $53 million. Brian Fitzgerald, Commonwealth Bank spokesperson ...

SecuritEase on the defense after Tricom fallout

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
SecuritEase - the software provider that was falsely reported as responsible for broker Tricom's woes - suffers another blow when a new client, broking firm Tolhurst, opted to re-sign with its previous IT provider, GBST. In April last year, Tolhurst ...

Eclectic looks for IMPACT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
Hedge fund manager, Eclectic Capital Management, has chosen Impact Investing software for its absolute return portfolio construction and management. Impact Investing's IMPACT software will support the firm's investment risk and long/short position analysis ...

Future Fund on the defense

The $51 billion Future Fund has dipped its toes in the equity and property markets but the bulk of its portfolio remains in cash, the fund's latest investment update reveals. The 31 January update released today shows that 8.8 per cent of the fund's ...

AWU campaigns for opt-in super

The Australian Workers' Union national secretary Paul Howes has called on the Federal Government to allow Australian voters the option to direct their tax cuts into their super fund. In an articled published in today's Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne ...

Russell names IC director

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Global investment and superannuation firm Russell Investment Group has appointed former director of consulting for Russell Canada, Jim Franks, to the role of director, investment consulting in Australia. According to Andrew Lill, director of investment ...

Toolsets by managers, for managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Global fund management software provider, Impact Investing, builds a strong case on how fund managers can improve their returns and showcase their investment process much easier to prospective investors. Enda Mahoney, the group's new managing director ...