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Web service climbs adviser wishlist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
Super funds with poor online presence risk losing planner-led business after an ING survey found online functionality and website support now rank higher in a planner's priority list compared to a year ago. Taylor and Associates surveyed 156 ING Employer ...

SBI eyes infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
The State Bank of India (SBI) has positioned its portfolios to capture the expected boost in domestic infrastructure investment in India. Aashish Wakankar, SBI Funds Management vice president and fund manager, said the lack of infrastructure to support ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... the March share price index futures contract was 64 points lower at 5485. Senior client adviser at Austock Securities, Michael Heffernan, said there were plenty of cheap buying opportunities, particularly in the banking sector, as "blood-letting" continued. ...

Club Plus takes the reins

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Club Plus Super has decided to put members that don't elect an investment option into three age-dependent investment streams. Members that don't nominate an investment option are placed into three options including an 80/20 high growth fund for members ...

RREEF offloads half stake in DEXUS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Deutsche Bank global alternative investment manager, RREEF Alternative Investments, has sold its 50 per cent interest in DEXUS Property Group to the firm's unit holders. DEXUS Property Group was formally known as DB RREEF Group. Kurt Roeloffs, RREEF ...

FPA takes it to the grassroots

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has established the Future Financial Planners Council, made up of the country's key industry players, to raise awareness of the profession among university students. The Council will design marketing material ...

Investment infrastructure needs upgrade: ACSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Australia must update its investment infrastructure and abolish some taxes to attract more foreign investors, according to a custodial expert. Speaking at the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) conference, Bryan Gray, chairman at ACSA ...

Macq launches Property Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Macquarie Bank has developed the Macquarie Property Lever, a geared residential property product tailored for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The product allows SMSF trustees to borrow 55 per cent of the purchase price to buy a residential property ...

UBS Aus equities will deliver: Shields

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
UBS has completed its Australian equities team restructure after appointing analysts Jeremy Bendiech and Shane Fitzgerald to the group. These appointments follow the departure of Paul Fiani and four senior members of the firm's Australian equities team ...

Adept Capital launches Asian FOHFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
Adept Capital Partners has developed the Early Stage Asia Fund, which allows investors to access to the initial high growth potential of developing Asian hedge funds. The fund targets an annualised return between 15 to 20 per cent from no more than ...