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Debenture devil in the detail

The high profile failures of debenture issuers such as Westpoint, Fincorp and Bridgecorp have prompted ASIC to release a consultation paper detailing tighter disclosure rules on debenture products. But is more disclosure enough to protect retail investors? ...

Perpetual strategy bears fruit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
Listed investment manager Perpetual is reaping the rewards of a strategy implemented four years ago after its latest results show that more than 50 per cent of revenue growth over the period came from non-Australian equity sources and nearly 20 per ...

Government in fund frenzy

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
The Federal Government continued its fund creation blitz yesterday with announcement of a new Health and Medical Infrastructure Fund, adding to the new Higher Education Endowment Fund and the Future Fund. Seeded with an initial $2.5 billion, Federal ...

Howard flags infrastructure fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
The Prime Minister John Howard has announced plans to establish an infrastructure fund similar to that proposed by the Labor party, with a minimum of one per cent of budget surpluses to go into the fund. The announcement came as part of his five-year ...

The big bounce

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
In a $60 billion bounce, the Australian share market posted its best one-day session in a decade regaining most of the $70 billion wiped out during last week's rampant volatility. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 4.6 per cent, rising more than 261 points to 5932.60 ...

SMSF numbers show huge jump

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
Self managed superannuation fund (SMSF) manager Super Concepts has recorded a 177 per cent increase in funds established last financial year, pushing funds under administration over the $2 billion mark. The growth spurt marks a 21 per cent increase ...

AMP loses key fund heads

AMP Capital Investors has been hit by two senior staff departures, with the loss of head of capital funds John Whiteman and portfolio manager of the small companies fund Mike Cowin last week. According to a statement from AMP, Whiteman has "decided ...

Look before you leap

Investors looking to switch fund managers due to the market turmoil should look beyond performance tables and understand the CGT implications of moving their assets, according to finance expert Michael Hutton. Hutton, a financial planning partner with ...

Governance key to improving returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
Improved governance, risk management and alignment of interests, not investment beliefs, scale and efficient implementation, are key to significantly improving investor returns, according to FuturePlus chief investment officer Terry Newson. Referring ...

Super choice overwhelms women

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
An all-female panel of key industry and government figures told the audience at this year's FEAL National Conference that many women suffer from 'analysis paralysis' due to the number of superannuation products in the market today. Speaking as part ...