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Fund managers feast on billion-dollar debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... a premium to get that diversification." Prabhu said the surge of new corporate offerings would give fund managers more choice. "It gives investors... more opportunities to be diversified, more opportunities to select different sectors, different issuers. ...

Plum avgs 13.5pc member contrib.

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
... to retire," said Dave Woodall, general manager, client and member services, Plum. To date, the average active investment choice take-up of those that complete the program is three out of four. The program is run by an education services team that has ...

Roadmap to life insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... one another. "We are strong believers in advice and continue to invest in building leading independent financial advice. Choice and simplicity are the key,' said Summerhayes. A key market opportunity is addressing churn. Until recently, one in six new ...

Smaller banks seeking platform independence

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... of investment alternatives and consolidated reporting under its own brand. "Our clients have told us they want a wider choice of investment outcomes, as well as greater transparency. Our new platform will enable us to get ahead of the competition with ...

UniSuper second global tech mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... managers in the sector, and the RCM team have been together for over 25 years with a global focus, so they were a strong choice." "The next manager we are close to appointing specialises more in small caps. They also have a highly global perspective ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... pushing stocks higher. "The news stories globally are still very, very positive and equities remain the asset class of choice. We have had a nine per cent gain in 13 sessions." The climb in oil, zinc and tin prices overnight has pushed BHP Billiton and ...

AustSafe give SuperChoice clearing job

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... SuperChoice provide a branded clearing house service to AustSafe's 13,000 employers. "We are increasingly operating within a choice-of-fund environment, which presents significant challenges in regards to the management of back-office super administration," ...

FirstChoice launches nine new options

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... investment minimums to provide investors greater access," he said in a release. The new options include a food production choice. The Colonial First State Global Soft Commodity option will focus on companies involved in the production, processing, distribution ...

IOOF adds insurance, offers more low-cost options

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
IOOF adds retail insurance to its Pursuit platform and launches Premier Investor Choice, a suite of six investment options with lower management fees. IOOF said it has created six low cost options to further diversify its platform offerings to create ...

State Street adds to ETF stable

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... Property Fund and the SPDR MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Fund. "The new ETFs are intended to give investors more choice from within the SPDR range of products at a time when local demand for ETFs has shown steady growth," said Goodlad. Further ...