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NAB buys 35pc stake in AREA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The National Australia Bank has bought a 35 per cent interest in a global real estate fund manager, increasing its exposure to property in North America, Europe and Asia. The purchase of New York-based fund AREA Property Partners gives the bank's asset ...

CFS slashes entry bar to wholesale platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Colonial First State has launched an aggressive bid for market share by opening Australia's biggest wholesale investment platform to small investors, positioning itself for a future commission-free superannuation market. Colonial, a subsidiary of the ...

CareSuper adds infrastructure debt

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Industry fund CareSuper has added infrastructure debt to its portfolio by adding a new mandate with the industry fund-backed Industry Funds Management (IFM). The IFM Infrastructure Debt mandate has yet to be seeded but CareSuper will use IFM as a vehicle ...

FPA to reset membership criteria

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association is seeking to restrict its membership with constituents to vote on the proposals in April. After June this year only practicing financial planners will be able to join the association as members with practice owners ...

ACFS appoints Duffield as chair

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
Jeremy Duffield, former chairman of Vanguard Investments Australia, has today begun work for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies as their non-executive chairman, bringing policy-maker connections to the role. The former deputy chairman of the ...

Mystery surrounds sovereign fund billions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The future mandate of Libya's sovereign wealth fund is uncertain following political unrest, a new report has said. A new report from Preqin said the Libyan Investment Authority had been able to invest more freely after sanctions on the north African ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Dutch pension system will soon introduce a new pension contract that would tackle the dual challenges of longevity risk and an ageing population. The Netherlands has a mandatory pension system based on generous defined benefits but an ageing population ...

New Berkshire fund buys Buffet

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
Investment group JB Global is offering a second capital-protected fund investing in Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire has produced an average compounded gain of 20.2 per cent in book value every year since 1965. Buffet, the world's most ...

No $900 slug for planners: FPA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association said it won't be asking financial planners to pay increased fees of $900 under its proposed new fee structure. Fears about fee hikes for individual planners surfaced this morning after a news story in a trade publication ...

Super cap breach stings 65,000

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
More than 65,000 Australians have breached their concessional superannuation contribution cap leading to excess tax on their retirement funds, according to Government figures. In a response to a Senate question by Shadow Assistant Treasurer Mathias ...