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Sunsuper flags $116m CFS infrastructure buy

Queensland-based Sunsuper has set a precedent in the way super funds invest in infrastructure when it announced plans to buy an ASX-listed company, Colonial First State Private Capital (CFI), for $116 million. "What we're looking for are good assets. ...

SA posts record planner growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
... the amount of advertisements is expected to rise again over the New Year." He said that the recently announced expansion plans by BankWest, AMP and the Commonwealth Bank in Sydney have added to the tough competition for different financial institutions ...

CBA plans CommSec Bank

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
Commonwealth Bank is reviewing plans for the transformation of CommSec, its equity and funds brokerage business, into a full service financial institution. CommSec is one of the jewels in the crown at CBA, a point underlined by its strong contribution ...

BT chief Coombe explains spin-off

BT Financial Group is inundated with CVs after the group outlined plans to partially list its investment management arm, a move that gives all staff members an equity stake in the new company. The group's chief executive Rob Coombe said that resumes ...

Westpac to list wealth management arm

Westpac has announced plans to partially float the investment management business of its subsidiary BT Financial Group, one of the largest fund managers in the country with $40 billion in assets. The partial float is in relation to BT's investment management ...

Yes to commissions, no to shelf fees

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
... interest as "superannuation funds, including industry funds, use other remuneration practices such as bonuses and incentive plans for sales people that may give rise to conflicts." But the committee took a much stronger line against shelf fees for investment ...

PE to re-build South Africa

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
... successful stockbroker Christopher Gardner, the inspiration behind the Will Smith movie The Pursuit of Happyness, who has plans to launch a private equity fund to focus on making South Africa an attractive destination for US investments. Gardner is planning ...

From rooster to feather duster

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
... Chrysler sale was just one casualty. Private equity group Kolberg Kravis and Roberts is rumoured to be postponing its IPO plans and has failed raise enough to fund a buy-out for British retailer Boots. Former roosters of the housing boom, those who had ...

Zurich advisers log on to IRESS software

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... are significantly reduced, administration costs cut and client/adviser interaction is greatly enhanced," he said. IRESS plans further integration into insurer proprietary software, including online adviser systems, desktop tools, and internal administrative ...

Plan B gets growing in New Zealand

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
Recently listed Plan B Holdings has shifted its expansion plans into gear with the announcement of an alliance between its subsidiary Partnership Financial Services and New Zealand-based Polson Higgs Business Advisors. Polson Higgs will provide advice ...