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Asian fund taps Dixon for cap raising

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
The ASX-listed Asian Masters Fund has approached financial planning firm Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services for a capital raising. An ASX statement noted the deal will be conducted through an issue of ordinary shares at an issue price of $1.00 ...

Cooper targets investment fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Investment management fees may be on the chopping block following the upcoming Cooper review on super - but one fund manager cautions that reviewing fees is not enough, and equal attention should be paid to understanding the incentives behind high fees. ...

Industry bodies back IFSA charter

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
Australia's biggest superannuation and financial adviser industry bodies have thrown their support behind the Investment and Financial Services Association's super charter. IFSA members have agreed on a charter that entails a new approach to the payment ...

FTSE launches enviro tech indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
FTSE Group has launched seven environmental technology indices. The indices provide exposure to the environmental technology firms that could play a major role as the world's economies shift to a low carbon economy. The indices include the FTSE Environmental ...

HK investors wary of local market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Hong Kong based investors still remain bearish on how the local market will perform for the rest of the year after the J.P. Morgan Investor Confidence Index dipped lower in the March quarter. The index fell 5 points to 95 points in the first quarter ...

...and what it means for Australian instos

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
A combined BlackRock and BGI changes the course of Australia's investment history, creating the tenth largest fund manager in the country with more than $40 billion in assets. Before the proposal, BGI Australia was the 12th largest fund manager in the ...

Fund manager pioneers voice technology

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
Aviva Australia has teamed up with technology providers NEC and Salmat VeCommerce to use voice biometrics as a way to service its clients. The partnership means when Aviva's customers call their voice is automatically verified when they say their password. ...

Tower wins Master Super contract

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
The $554 million Master Super has appointed Tower Australia as its new insurer starting 1 July. Following a recent review, Tower was appointed the new insurer due to an overall reduction in the cost of insurance for members, said the fund in a member ...

Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
So much money has to go somewhere. With almost all governments and central banks of the world pumping liquidity into the financial system, it comes as no surprise that some have flowed into commodities. Along with the rally in the equity markets, the ...

AIG Life takes education online

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
AIG Life has launched the firm's online Insurance Education Centre for group life insurance clients. The Insurance Education Centre includes six modules can be accessed on the firm's website. Each module takes around half an hour to complete which allows ...