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Intangible fund a winning recipe: Macquarie

... close its doors to new investors, proving too popular among financial planners. Up until this month Australia was the only country where new investors could still access the $9 billion Franchise Fund, exclusively distributed locally by Macquarie under ...

CFS feels the rhythm

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... genres, including iconic works from the 1950s to present day, such as "Disco Inferno", "Somebody to Love", "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Monster Mash". Warwick Negus, chief executive officer of CFS GAM said, the investments were attractive because ...

Bumper year for wealth managers

The latest banking report by consulting firm KPMG has confirmed that the country's major banks enjoyed another record year in profits, with wealth management still the crowning jewel. According to KMPG's half year results performance survey, operating ...

Can the cash-fest save our competitiveness?

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... ranking is likely to continue to be cut-down. According to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), the country's leading independent think tank, Australia's economic infrastructure in particular is performing shamefully against most ...

Bevan to hit retail mortgage market for six

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2007
... winning partnership with consultancy The Franchise Shop to establish a chain of retail mortgage franchises around the country. Michael Bevan Mortgages ambitiously aims to establish a minimum of 130 shops around Australia within three to five years. The ...

Grange Securities hires ex-Westpac property head

... the firm to build our Real Estate Finance team and develop our Australian business," said Grange's managing director and country head Glenn Willis. "Richard's focus will be on providing leading edge real estate and property finance solutions to our clients," ...

AIG builds dream team

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... Anna Regan and Kathryn Cornell. The appointments create a client servicing team that is one of most experienced in the country. Damien Mu, their new national manager of business development, was formerly SuperPartners operations manager for AustralianSuper. ...

Good times to keep rolling for investors

... shift in institutional investor asset allocation in the developed markets, such as the US which is moving from a localised country approach, to the recognition of the benefits of a global approach to property investment," said Brian Thomas, Head of Retail ...

Consulting the cows

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... fire with comments about hosing scum from the streets. France's economy has grown more slowly than any other developed country and its unemployment rate is the highest in Europe at 9.8 per cent - even grimmer for under 24s where around 25 per cent are ...

MFS sells half stake in HFA

HAMISH MADDEN AND CAMERON BOGGS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
... Financial, bringing total New Zealand funds under advice for MFS to over NZ$1 billion with more than 6,000 clients across the country. Westplan Financial will re-brand under the MFS New Zealand Vestar umbrella.