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Abacus Property to launch hotel fund

In the last 12 months diversified property fund manager Abacus Property Group has steadily built up hotel assets to the tune of $250 million ahead of a new hospitality fund to be launched later this year. "We are just finalising the structure of that ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... the RBA earlier this year found that about 60 per cent of respondents incorrectly believed they would be adequately covered. ABA Chief Executive David Bell said that a failed bank would have to lose 70 per cent of assets before customers would lose any. ...

After failed IPO, Snowy Hydro still top rated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Snowy Hydro's senior unsecured rating to A3, up from Baa1, in a rating review that commenced when Snowy Hydro first announced plans to conduct its now abandoned IPO. Moody's said Snowy Hydro's baseline credit analysis ...

Mergers deliver cost savings to members

Vision Super and CARE Super may have abandoned plans to merge but those who took the leap, such as AustralianSuper and AUSCOAL Super, are enjoying big savings from merging their operations. Speaking at the annual Fund Executives Association (FEAL) conference ...

Govt moves on bankruptcy super shield

The Federal Government has abandoned its previously proposed line of attack towards bankrupt individuals who try to dodge their creditors by exploiting a super loophole, instead adopting a more common sense approach to the long-running problem. Late ...

SimCorp starting to make its mark downunder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
SimCorp is beginning to make its mark in Australia and around the Asia-Pacific with recent wins in Macquarie and Deutsche bank, knocking over industry heavyweight DSTi's Hi-Port. The latest big mandate win came just a few weeks ago when Deutsche Bank ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
The market is expected to open slightly firmer as a lack of direction from offshore markets and benign commodities over the weekend provide little impetus for the domestic bourse. Most investors are expected to remain cautious heading into the end of ...

Common sense rules in portfolio construction

Investors should not abandon a common sense approach to managing their portfolio after new academic research found that many claims about the superior portfolio construction of fund managers can not be statistically tested or verified. Steve Christie ...

Comm Bank hedges against rising fuel costs

The Commonwealth Bank has launched a hedging product called the Commonwealth Bank Diesel Index designed to help investors control their fuel costs. "In a rising oil market, it's all about being able to budget and manage risk with more certainty. The ...

More meat in Meat Super

A little known super fund for the meat industry holds the title of the "lowest cost fund in the country" with above average returns to boot. The Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF), which manages super for red meat abattoirs and poultry ...