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ML creates new pension services desk speciality

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
Merrill Lynch (ML) has appointed Nicholas Allen as a director to lead their new pension services desk. Allen, who will officially join ML on 23 April, was previously general manager of wholesale distribution and marketing at Colonial First State. The ...

Asteron launches Lifeguard range with market-first PDS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
Asteron launched its new Lifeguard range of life insurance policies, showcasing reduced prices, four new options and a market-first compact "reference to web" PDS. The new range includes cancer cover, a pregnancy premium waiver, premium-free child cover ...

UniSuper appoints Peacock, Cuffe as independent directors

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
UniSuper has appointed Mervyn Peacock and Chris Cuffe to the board as independent directors. Peacock was previously AMP Capital Investors' chief investment officer, and Cuffe acted as Colonial First State and Challenger Financial Services' chief executive. ...

Germany rebuffed on hedge fund regulation call

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected calls by Germany to increase hedge fund regulation, saying responsible macroeconomic government policies are a better solution. It is being widely reported that Germany, holder of the G-7 presidency ...

Overseas investors target Aussie super fund cash flows

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
Large numbers of overseas investment managers are targeting Australian super funds as they look to profit from the huge cash flows on offer, according to deputy managing director of Frontier Investment Consulting, Kristian Fok. Fok said that the Australian ...

LPTs outgun other asset classes in long term: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
Listed investments outperformed other asset classes over the last 20 years, with Australian shares beating their overseas counterparts, according to the 2007 ASX/Russell Long-Term Investing report. The report found Australian LPTs delivered the best ...

Institutions more comfortable with hedge funds: State Street

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
State Street's third institutional investor hedge fund study shows more institutional investors are comfortable investing in hedge funds today than 12 months ago. Conducted late last year, the study, in conjunction with the 2006 Global Absolute Return ...

Quadrant leads super funds investors to buy Red Rooster

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
Quadrant Private Equity has led its super fund investors to buy Australian Fast Foods (AFF), owner of the Red Rooster and Chicken Treat brands, for $180 million. The management buy-out, funded largely by domestic super funds, seeks to improve both Quadrant's ...

China's growth unsustainable: Australian Economic Review

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
China's joint current account and capital account surpluses mean the current pace of economic growth is unsustainable in the long run, according to a study published in the Australian Economic Review. The report's author, Professor Yu Yongding, director-general ...

Arnheim Gillard's new advisory service targets HIP managers

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
Arnheim Gillard has launched a new 'holistic' financial advisory service targeting Australia's growing High Income Professional (HIP) market. The fee-based service aims to provide advice to a younger demographic, characterised by general managers in ...