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Schroders wins business from super portfolio review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
Schroder Investment Management Australia is benefiting from a market trend where some super funds are pouring more money into fixed income assets. Simon Doyle, head of fixed income and multi-asset at Schroders, said the fixed income division is receiving ...

Perpetual gets four stars from S&P

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
The Perpetual Split Growth Fund has been assigned a four-star rating from Standard & Poor's Fund Services, which now rates the fund in the Multi-sector - Equity peer group. Previously the fund was part of S&P's International Equities - Diversified peer ...

HLB Mann Judd search for Henry clues

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
While investors will have to wait a while before they find out what the tax system changes are following the Henry Review, a leading tax expert takes a stab at what the new regime could be. Although the Treasurer is not giving anything away regarding ...

Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Three European pension funds with more than $500 billion in assets are using their investment muscle to force property companies and fund managers to stay on top of their environmental policies, following the release of a new green property benchmark. ...

Super worries plague Aussies worst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
Superannuation is the number cause of financial worries among Australians, but many are choosing newspapers over advisers for information when making financial decisions, new CoreData figures show. CoreData surveyed 4,000 Australians and found that ...

Tax breaks no enough: seniors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
It would take more than tax breaks to help baby boomers stay in the workforce beyond the average retirement age, argues an industry body. Michael O'Neill, chief executive at National Seniors, welcomed head of Treasury, Ken Henry's, proposal for tax ...

CFS signs distribution deal with Aspect

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
Colonial First State has signed an exclusive alliance with Aspect Capital to distribute the investment manager's products in Australia and New Zealand. Aspect Capital specialises in futures trading that seeks to provide consistent returns across more ...

Macquarie rolls out capital protection

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
Macquarie Global Investments has teamed up with the UK's Winton Capital Management to cater for advisers looking for new options in capital protection products. MGI launched the Winton Global Opportunities Trust 2 today, a product that gives investors ...

AdminPARTNERS to target midsized funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
The newly-renamed superannuation funds administrator AdminPARTNERS has big plans for the midsized superannuation market and, this year, it hopes to tailor similar services for fund managers, too. AdminPARTNERS was previously known as GPen before it ...

Computershare boosts data protection

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
Computershare has hired Symantec to ensure the company's extensive share registry is protected from data loss. The Australian-based corporate administration services provider implemented the Symantec Data Loss Prevention solution worldwide to protect ...