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IMAP gains Aviva muscle

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
The Institute of Managed Accounts Providers (IMAP) is aiming to spread the platform reach of separately managed accounts (SMAs) with the appointment of Aviva manager of investment products, Peter Rowley, as an IMAP director. Rowley currently heads up ...

Praemium raises $8m working capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Listed portfolio administration provider Praemium Limited has received an $8 million cash injection to fund the firm's future working capital. The firm issued 20 million new ordinary shares at 40 cents per share to institutional and sophisticated investors ...

Super funds to offer FHSAs

Eight super funds have expressed their intention to offer members with First Home Savers Accounts (FHSAs), according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents over $450 billion ...

Research and rating firms welcome Govt review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Research houses have welcomed a review by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and Treasury into the role they, along with credit rating agencies (CRAs), played in the recent financial market turmoil and subsequent corporate collapses. ...

Norway revises pension investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Norway's $391 billion Government Pension Fund has increased its allocation to real estate and emerging markets to improve diversification and investment returns. The Government Pension Fund, which comprises of The Pension Fund - Global and is managed ...

Investment Trends names top SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
BlackRock, MLC and Tricom are among the top separately managed account (SMA) players according to a new Investment Trends report. BlackRock has surged ahead of the separately managed account (SMA) pack to be crowned the provider with best overall functionality ...

AIST calls for SMSF reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has called for reforms to the self-managed superannuation fund sector, including minimum trustee education requirements. Specifically, the group has recommended the advice provided by accountants ...

Tasplan awards $42m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
Tasplan has reshuffled its funds manager line-up as it appoints a $24.1 million mandate to Marathon Asset Management and a separate $18.3 million to T. Rowe Price. "We've appointed Marathon as a global equity manager, and also T. Rowe Price as a specialist ...

$500k fraudster gets jail time

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
South Australian broker trading representative Kym Andrew Sellers was last Friday sentenced to four years jail with a two-year non-parole period following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation. On 7 April 2008, Sellers ...

Cut PDS to less than 20 pages: study

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
Research commissioned by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed that superannuation product disclosure statements (PDS) under 20 pages long are the most effective way to present information to investors. The research conducted ...