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Suncorp expands fixed interest team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
Suncorp/Tyndall has appointed Alex Nguyen to portfolio manager and Vladimir Kazokov to quantitative analyst. Nguyen was promoted after joining Tyndall as a money market dealer this year. Kazokov has previously held quantitative analysis roles at Deutsche ...

The future of super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Fund size, a well-defined management structure and a flexible investment portfolio are the key ingredients of an "optimal" super fund, according to a leading expert in global pension management. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association ...

Instos to buy more alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Local institutional investors will continue to pour more money into private equity and real estate, according to a new report on alternative investments. The annual Russell Investments Survey on Alternative Investing report surveyed 326 institutions ...

Asteron selects Olicc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Asteron has partnered with Olicc Technologies to provide an insurance application tracking system that could potentially reduce overhead costs for financial planners. The partnership means planners are able to follow Asteron Lifeguard applications for ...

The secret to MTAA's success

... provides a detailed explanation of the fund's investment strategies. At the core is what principal executive officer, Michael Delaney, describes as a 'Two Portfolio Strategy'. Essentially, it follows the fund's philosophy of not overly relying on the ...

Matrix selects DMS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
Matrix Planning Solutions has given the thumbs up to Dealer Management System (DMS) Adviser Online software after successfully implementing the software across its dealer group. DMS software provides transparent revenue information, a fully functional ...

First Quadrant launches fund for all seasons

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
US-based investment manager First Quadrant has launched Global Macro Trust, which aims to generate returns for institutional investors regardless of market direction. Max Darnell, chief investment officer at First Quadrant, said the global macro return ...

Franklin Templeton eyes Aus REITs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
Franklin Templeton Investments is gradually reducing its exposure in Asian real estate investment trusts (REIT) and redirecting its focus on Australia to achieve stable growth. Jack Foster, head of global real estate and portfolio manager at Franklin ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... index contract was 30 points lower at 6515, on a volume of 4,382 contracts. Austock Securities senior client advisor, Michael Heffernan, said there was no escaping such a poor lead from international markets. "The fact interest rates haven't gone up ...

Non-TFN tax attack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
The 31.5 per cent tax penalty to be applied to super funds without member tax file numbers (TFN) risk massively damaging the retirement incomes of members who either don't know about the rule change or who can least afford the tax hit. Raising the dire ...