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Centric rolls out mat for expats

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
Centric Wealth has opened an Expatriate Services division aimed specifically at Australians living abroad, those heading overseas or those returning home. Centric Wealth adviser, David Suthons, said the expatriates market was large, with over one million ...

Institutions more comfortable with hedge funds: State Street

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
State Street's third institutional investor hedge fund study shows more institutional investors are comfortable investing in hedge funds today than 12 months ago. Conducted late last year, the study, in conjunction with the 2006 Global Absolute Return ...

Mariner buying up in Germany

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
Mariner has acquired four premium office buildings in Germany, ahead of the launch of a Mariner German Property Trust later this year. The four buildings, located in Berlin, Kassel, Nuremburg and Ashheim-Dornach, represent the company's first venture ...

Super funds hunting grounds for criminals

Super funds are increasingly becoming the target of organised crime and white-collar fraudsters, according to Peter Morris, director of KPMG Forensic. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF), Morris said super funds are becoming ...

State Street cuts transaction costs by up to 75 per cent

Big is not only beautiful it is also cheap after State Street Corporation's internal research found that their clients save up to 75 per cent in transaction costs thanks to the group's scale. By studying how US$1 trillion in assets were transacted (bought ...

AFA conference raises $45,000 for MS research

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
The AFA partnership with Multiple Sclerosis Research Australia (MSRA) has already raised $45,000, enough to immediately launch a dedicated PhD research program. Jeremy Wright, executive director of MSRA, said, "This is a terrific outcome as the funds ...

Lo-doc broker to pay client compensation: ASIC

Small-time mortgage brokers who think they may be too insignificant to catch the ire of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should take heed after the regulatory watchdog took legal proceedings against a Canberra-based lo-doc ...

Marketers urged to target over-50s

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... products and brands as their younger cohorts. American publications group AARP, together with RoperASW, performed a study to discover how loyal certain age groups are to brand and services and what triggers them to try something new. They found that ...

PIS launches new income fund

Professional Investment Services (PIS) has launched the Discovery Investment Services Core Income Fund, investing primarily in two Australian Unity Investments (AUI) mortgage funds. "The AUI mortgage products have a proven record of providing attractive ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
Following the 178 recommendations of the Productivity Commission Taskforce on how the government might reduce bureaucratic problems associated with the administration of the GST and FBT, Treasurer Costello has announced that 158 of the recommendations ...