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To tailor or not to tailor

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... really need to spend time actually understanding what the client objective is. It's a very important part of the process." Michael Houlihan, manager of retail products and technical services at Vanguard, said what is straightforward in theory might not ...

Russell wins record $1.2bn mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Harwood Superannuation fund has awarded Russell Investment Group a $1.2 billion mandate, the largest deal secured by the multi-manager this year. Russell Investment Group (Russell) will allocate the fund's assets into its investment products across ...

Sub-prime kills UBS profits, jobs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Investment giant UBS has announced it expects a third quarter loss of up to $760 million, job cuts of up to 1,500 for the year and up to $3.85 billion worth of write downs stemming from its sub-prime related holdings. The group has warned it expects ...

Insurance should be like super: Tower

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
The insurance industry needs to work with the Federal Government to provide a simpler form of insurance advice to combat underinsurance issues and ensure more Australians have access to insurance advice they need, said Jim Minto, managing director of ...

Franklin Templeton appoints real estate exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
Global real estate investment firm, Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors (FTREA), has appointed Ilkka Tomperi to vice president of private real estate. Tomperi will be responsible for identifying private real estate fund investment opportunities ...

Generation fund gets three-stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
The Generation Global Sustainability fund has received a three-star rating from Standard & Poor's and an "approved" recommendation from Zenith. The fund is distributed exclusively in Australia by Colonial First State (CFS). It is managed by US-based ...

The many faces of income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
Retirees should diversify their income portfolios because income-type products are not like they used to be. Bruce Murphy, head of distribution at Macquarie Funds Management, urged investors to go back to the basics of income investing and start questioning ...

MPG eyes commercial property

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
Melbourne based property funds manager MPG Funds Management (MPG) has launched its $62 million Enterprise Property Trust (Trust) to allow Australian investors access to commercial properties within Australia. The company aims to raise more than $17 ...

DIY investors all cashed up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
Self managed super fund (SMSF) investors may not have a crystal ball on hand but a new survey found that many of them sold out of property and equities well before the July/August market correction. A joint study of more than 2,100 SMSFs back in May ...

Papendieck to leave Skandia

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
Multi-manager and platform group Skandia is searching for a new retail general manager after Mark Papendieck resigned to focus on his other business interests. Papendieck has been with the company for nearly two years after he joined as chief operating ...