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MLC adds to implemented consulting team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2006
MLC has appointed a new senior asset consultant to bolster the implemented consulting team. David Klug joins MLC from his most recent posting with Metropolitan Life in South Africa where he headed up the corporate consulting team. Klug has also spent ...

Catholic Super overhauls property mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2006
The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) has revised its property investments resulting in $100 million of new property mandates being awarded. Lend Lease was allocated $52 million, with $25 million to be invested in the Core Plus Property ...

Schroders emerging markets fund praised by Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2006
Zenith has rated the Schroders Global Emerging Markets Fund (SGEMF) recommended while at the same time praising the fund as the best of its kind in the Australian space. SGEMF is a new product offered to Australian retail investors who are looking to ...

Buy into a fund now, pay half later: Macq

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
Macquarie has just announced the launch of its Managed Fund Instalments (MFIs) scheme, a program which allows investors to buy into managed funds with only around half the total price payable at inception. Under the MFI system, investors will pay roughly ...

ING's OneAnswer strides past $15b

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
ING's OneAnswer platform has broken through the $15 billion barrier thanks to increased flows spurred on by reduced fees and improved product options. In the five years since launching OneAnswer has grown to be among the top platforms in terms of funds ...

Super funds need to educate members: Quadrant

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
Tasmanian super fund Quadrant said super funds need to start putting "something back into the community" by taking responsibility for the financial education of their members. Quadrant chief executive officer, Wayne Davy, said super funds should assume ...

ASIC should adopt dollar-base performance metrics: ISN

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
The Industry Super Network (ISN) has called on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to cut through incessant debates about how we measure super fund performance by adopting a 'net benefit to member' (NMTM) model focusing on the ...

Macquarie signs BlueBay for emerging market debt

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2006
Macquarie Funds Management has announced that UK based fixed income credit specialist BlueBay Asset Management has been appointed as the emerging markets debt manager for a suite of Macquarie fixed interest products. BlueBay has been appointed to provide ...

Members Equity offering saving without fees

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2006
From today Members Equity Bank (MEB) will be offering its customers two new banking products - fee free. MEB has unveiled a high interest online savings account and 12 and 24 month term deposits for members, both without any bank fees payable. MEB said ...

Smallco scores four stars from S&P

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2006
The Smallco Investment Fund has received a four star rating from Standard & Poor's Fund Services in recognition of its solid underlying performance to date. S&P said the ratings reflects S&P's belief that Smallco's investment returns will consistently ...