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CalPERS pre-empts healthcare funding crisis

As more companies and individuals grapple with the problem of underinsurance and inadequate healthcare savings, the largest public pension fund in the US has come up with a tidy solution packaged in what it calls a "pre-funding" trust fund. The $300 ...

Russell adds two to international fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
Russell Investment Group has added two new managers to its International Shares Fund, Altrinsic Global Advisors and Alliance Capital Management, who will each manage 10 per cent of the fund. Altrinsic is a global value manager that focuses on drivers ...

Email scams on ASIC hitlist

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken its efforts to stamp out consumer fraud to the next level, launching the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce's campaign targetting scammers. "There seems to be a scam created to ...

You got mail: Synergy

Funds administration provider Synergy Capital Management is saving up to $20,000 in administration costs each year by using software that improves mailing accuracy. Two years ago Synergy implemented a QAS address management solution which integrated ...

RBC Dexia expanding service range

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
RBC Dexia Investor Services is ramping up its service range and increasing the depth of what it offers investors, particularly by leveraging its alternative investments expertise gained in other markets. Brad Taylor, global head of hedge fund services ...

Magellan hires ex-CFS head of distribution

Magellan Financial Group, formerly the Pengana Hedge Funds Group, has appointed Frank Casarotti as head of distribution for its funds management activities. Prior to joining Magellan, Casarottie worked at Commonwealth Bank where he was head of adviser ...

...while Dutton says Labor is missing the MIS point

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
Labor seems unable to make up its mind as to whether it supports the Australian Tax Office's agribusiness managed investment schemes (AMIS) ruling or whether it doesn't, said Assistant Treasurer Peter Dutton. In clear signs the election build-up is ...

Centro to buy $6.35b US REIT

Centro Retail Trust (CER) and Centro are to acquire US-based New Plan Excel Realty Trust for $6.35 billion (US$5 billion) less than four months after the group signed another US REIT deal for Heritage for $4.35 billion. Shares in Centro were in a trading ...

AXA wins Morningstar's Fund Manager of the Year

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
AXA/AllianceBernstein has taken out Morningstar's 2006 Fund Manager of the Year, holding off the other two finalists AMP Capital Investors and Barclays Global Investors to take home the top honours. "On the growth side, the Alliance domestic equities ...

Reverse mortgages to mature: SEQUAL

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
Increased competition in the reverse mortgage industry will see product providers fine-tuning their existing products and contracts rather than rushing new products to market, according to Keiren Dell, chief executive officer of the Senior Australians ...