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MetLife sells annuity business to Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
MetLife Insurance has entered into an agreement to transfer ownership its annuity and pension business to Challenger Life. The sale is part of MetLife's strategy to focus on its core strengths, particularly group insurance. "This transaction will free ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
Following the lead of the Western Australian Government, which announced a $300 million scheme whereby the State government would take a 30-40 per cent share in home ownership with 3,000 low to middle income earners, the national Labor spokeswoman for ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007
... interest rate hikes of last year there were increases over the period of November to December of 1.1 per cent in the value of owner occupied housing component and 1.9 per cent in the total value of dwelling finance commitments. Investment housing commitments ...

Share option pay deals for US directors reducing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
A survey of US board directors' pay levels by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has found there is a significant downward trend in directors' long-term compensation packages structured through stock options in favour of deferred stock awards. ...

Mariner's US property trust keeps growing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
Mariner's Australian Stock Exchange listed American Property Income Trust has made another acquisition in the hot US office property sector as it continues on its growth trajectory. The Mariner fund has entered into a contract to buy a six storey multi-tenant ...

Bluestone targets the smaller end of town

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
... establishment comes on the back of research that found there was a deficiency in servicing the borrowing needs of small owner-managed businesses, self-employed sole traders and professional investors who own commercial property. Bluestone founder and ...

Macq's the new kid on the SMA block

... housed under the one account. Unlike a managed fund, however, an SMA is not unitised and the investor is the beneficial owner of the underlying shares. An IMA is the next step up from SMAs where the portfolio is tailored to the individual investor. Broadly ...

State Street boosts transition management team

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... BNP Asset Management where he worked as a business development manager in superannuation. Targeting institutional asset owner clients such as super and pension investors, Michael will be assisting clients with portfolio risk management and advisory solutions. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... record that over the October to November period of last year there were seasonally adjusted falls in housing finance for owner occupation by 0.9 per cent while personal finance fell 1.2 per cent and commercial finance fell by 11.8 per cent. Leasing finance ...

Energy field nationalism to impact investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2006
As investors try to exploit the commodities boom in emerging economies, governments of these economies are staking their own ownership claims by nationalising parts of their resources industries. The Australian Government Export Finance Investment Corporation ...