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Mulligan to lead PIS multi-manager business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
Kate Mulligan will lead a new funds management business unit at Professional Investment Services (PIS) focused on multi-management and packaging unique boutiques for the retail market. Mulligan, boasting a pedigree that includes leading Advance Asset ...

Japanese property a hit with Aussie investors

The Macquarie Global Property Japan Core Plus Fund closed over-subscribed by more than $390 million (US$300 million) with 25 per cent of the total $1.12 billion (US$865 million) capital raising coming from five Australian super funds alone. The MGP ...

Anti-phishing industry code needed

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
Banks may have to abandon email as a customer communication method unless an industry-wide code of practice for electronic communications is designed. Neil Campbell, chief executive officer of network security firm Network Box, said it is unfair of ...

Netwealth expands into SMSF servicing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The netwealth group, already one of the most flexible platform groups in the market, has added yet more features with the acquisition of a Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) administration business. Michael Heine, managing director of netwealth ...

Modern kids are consumer savvy: CommBank

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
Just when we thought we'd seen the last of those financial literacy surveys, a new study of secondary school students has found half don't understand the word 'debit' while only one-quarter know what the word 'credit' means. But the surprising result ...

SMSFs are about control not speculation: IFSA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
A new survey has found half of all self managed super fund members are aged 55 or younger who want control over their money rather than higher risk. The survey, conducted by research firm Investment Trends for the Investment and Financial Services Association ...

Unit pricing not always best: Buttler Walker

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
Despite the push to make unit pricing the standard for how super funds report investment returns, interest rate based approaches can be just as robust, argue actuaries Buttler Walker. In a just released comment paper, Buttler Walker said, "It is important ...

State Street cuts transaction costs by up to 75 per cent

Big is not only beautiful it is also cheap after State Street Corporation's internal research found that their clients save up to 75 per cent in transaction costs thanks to the group's scale. By studying how US$1 trillion in assets were transacted (bought ...

Banks take a softly, softly approach to electronic banking

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Banks believe greater use of electronic banking services will result in a lower incidence of payment fraud, but they are taking a very cautious approach to change. Since October, amendments to the Uniform Consumer Credit Code have meant that a debtor ...

Mobile age drives up demand for storage: Abacus

With an increasing number of people moving house or traveling frequently overseas, more investors are turning their attention to the untapped potential of the self storage industry, according to Abacus Property Group. The group manages Abacus Storage ...