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Aurora to list buy-write income trust

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
Aurora Funds Management has launched their initial public offering (IPO) for their Infrastructure Buy-Write Income Trust. The move follows the company's launch of their buy-write property income trust in June, and will offer retail investors what it ...

All about Eve

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
Barclays' Wealth Management has estimated that by 2020, women will outnumber men in the millionaire's club, and within 20 years, 60 per cent of the world's wealth will be managed by women. The global study is supported by local research from Veda Advantage ...

INGIM appoints deputy chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
ING Investment Management (ING IM) has appointed Martin Donnelly to deputy chief executive and head of sales. Donnelly will start at the end of October and will be directly involved with sales and client relationship activities in ING IM's institutional ...

Intech shifts focus to after-tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
Skandia's investment and consulting division Intech has added a new structure to its $1.8 billion multi-manager Australian Shares Active Trust, focusing on boutiques and after-tax returns. The shift to boutiques comes after Intech's own research suggested ...

International ETFs debut on ASX

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
One of the world's largest exchange traded funds (ETFs) provider, Barclays Global Investors, has paired up with the local stock exchange to provide investors access to international shares and indices at a fraction of their current costs. The Australian ...

Messaging transactions for 12 cents: SWIFT

In two weeks' time, fourteen of the country's leading financial institutions including BT, Barclays and JPMorgan will finish a pilot program that promises to slash messaging transaction fees from around $25 per transaction to 12 cents. Early last month ...

Mercer multi-manager is more tax savvy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
Mercer Global Investments raises the stakes in after-tax investing after it shifted $2.5 billion of multi-manager mandates into fund managers that are more tax-conscious. Mercer Global Investments (MGI) has overhauled its Australian share portfolio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open to modest declines with no lead from the US and weaker base metal prices weighing on the local scene. At 0810 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the September Share Price Index was down nine points to ...

CSRF doubles international equity holding

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) has announced it will double its emerging market holdings in international equities after a portfolio re-weighting. The move will take its exposure from 3 to 6 per cent in international equities ...

SWIFT protocols to slash transaction fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
Message transaction processing fees for investment managers, custodians and super funds could be slashed from an average $22 down to just 20 cents if they adopt the new SWIFTNet Funds protocols. SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications ...