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MapInfo plots the market's future

A mapping software group which enables banks in the US to forecast demand for financial services based on postcodes is making an aggressive push into Australia to provide similar software products to local banks and insurers. MapInfo has grown from ...

We need to show people how to plan: AXA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... about their attitudes to financial planning. Adrian Emery, AXA's general manager of sales and marketing, said, "Having this map [financial plan] in front of you is the best way for you to see where you want to go with your life and how best to get there." ...

Land of the giants: World's top 500 fund managers

There's been a major reshuffle in the annual list of the world's 500 largest fund managers after the spate of mergers and demergers that rocked the industry last year. According to the annual Pensions & Investments/Watson Wyatt World 500 Ranking Survey ...

Depreciation changes boost property investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
One of the hidden surprises in the recent Federal Budget was changes to property investment depreciation rules. According to Property Investment latest market update, "The proposal was to increase the Diminishing Value rate for depreciation on items ...

Multiplex to launch and list $640m office fund

Multiplex Group is set to launch a new office fund with a property portfolio worth $640 million and has an ASX listing in its sights. The proposed fund will be called the Multiplex Acumen Prime Property Fund (MAPPF) and is subject to a capital raising ...

After tax is where returns are at: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
Investors need to compare after tax returns when looking at managed Australian equities funds according to Navigator, with recent research showing returns vary widely. Navigator said the research was aimed at encouraging investors to look at a broader ...

Maple-Brown Abbott launches new Asian investment

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
Maple-Brown Abbott has announced it will expand its horizons towards more offshore investment, with a 20 per cent allocation to Asia ex-Japan built into its new fund. Maple-Brown Abbott managing director, John Kightley, said the Australia Plus Asia ...

Advance Asian Equity Fund scores S&P four stars

Advance Asset Management (Advance) has had its Advance Asian Equity Fund upgraded to four stars by S&P. S&P said that Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA), the underlying manager of the fund, continued to leverage its successful investment process into the Asian ...

BOC Gas Super breaks $500m while closing mandates

BOC Gases Superannuation Fund has broken through the $500 million barrier as it puts in place their implemented consulting deal with Intech by shifting $350 million across to the consultant. And with the fund achieving their RSE license earlier this ...

Mariner US property an 'upper recommended buy': Lonsec

Those who want to take a play in US property need look no further than Mariner American Property Income Trust (MAPIT), which is rated an 'upper recommended buy' by Lonsec. The newly-listed trust has been on a spending spree in the past six months, investing ...