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Super funds critical on alt investment regulation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Almost one third of super funds that invest in alternatives are unhappy with the level of regulatory scrutiny in the sector, according to a Deloitte survey. Deloitte conducted the two month survey ending in December last year in conjunction with interviews ...

New voice for SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
A new self managed super fund body, the Self Managed Superannuation Member's Association Ltd, was officially launched yesterday - the latest industry initiative to boost the SMSF sector. Established in August 2007, the association aims to help the SMSF ...

AMP easywrite eases insurance pain

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2008
Financial planners can cut the time it takes to apply for a lump sum insurance policy for their clients by a third, after AMP updated its underwriting service. The automated service, easywrite, allows planners or customers to complete an application ...

IRESS software gets thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... planners - also topped the list for ease of use, constructing portfolios and scenario modeling among others. This is the third year in a row that IRESS has snagged the top spot. The report also found IRESS' combined market of adviser desktops had grown ...

Synchron rolls out new IT system

... access nine different business areas including sections on marketing, sales and management. Rounding up the IT revamp is the third Synchron initiative called Adviser Online. The site allows advisers to run consolidate client reports, pooling the client's ...

Vietnam the next LPT hotspot

... the stakes in global listed property trusts, the surprise star in a new survey is Vietnam, jumping from the sixth spot to third in predicted property market growth. The findings came from the Asia Pacific REIT survey conducted by Latham Consulting and ...

Schroders buys Swiss Re

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
Global asset management firm Schroders has confirmed it is acquiring Swiss third party fund manager Swiss Re Asset Management Funds (Switzerland) AG. The sale will see Schroders scoop up Swiss Re's nearly $1.97 billion of asset under management as at ...

MFS breaches $184m loan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... facility breach. The fund's auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers notes the fund has breached a loan facility of $184 million with third party bank, the Bank of Scotland, payable on demand as at 31 December 2007. The report also said there was mounting uncertainty ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... after the fire sale of Bear Stearns sparked fears of more casualties from a global credit crisis. The FTSE 100 fell for the third straight session to close down 217.3 points at 5,414.4. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,182.3 points, down 269.6 or ...

Bluestone cuts back hard

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... a number of years. Jeffery said Bluestone Servicing had been set up as a standalone business and was in discussion with third parties for servicing contracts.