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Peet's res property syndications now a $4.6 billion portfolio

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
The 111 year old residential property syndication group, Peet Limited, has achieved a record annual profit driven by land syndications in Victoria and WA that brings their total portfolio size to $4.6 billion. Peet said the solid results were achieved ...

APRA got it wrong on AXA: AAT

ALEX DUNNIN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has set aside the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority's (APRA) disqualifications of seven directors of the former trustee of the AXA Australia Staff Superannuation Plan. A statement released by APRA said ...

Scale is king and it saves members money too

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
Funds are no longer talking up mergers for their own sake, but it is already clear that well executed mergers or growth strategies can save members a significant amount of money. Alison McIvor, national manager marketing and communications at Australian ...

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 ...

Keating and Sen Chapman to launch AFA conference

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
Senator Grant Chapman, chairman of the upcoming and controversial Parliamentary Inquiry into the Structure of the Superannuation Industry, together with former Prime Minister Paul Keating, will headline the Australian Financial Advisers annual conference ...

Malaysian EPF now unwired for SMS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
Australia runs a technologically more advanced super fund system than Malaysia, right? Wrong, and it's time we caught up with what our northern neighbours are doing. Members of Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and their employers can now obtain ...

Simpler super will promote savings: Dutton

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
Simplifying our superannuation system, and keeping it simple, will make it easier for people to engage with their super, boosting confidence and promoting savings. Assistant Treasurer Peter Dutton, speaking at yesterday's Association of Superannuation ...

Migrating a UK pension easier with good advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
The UK is still our biggest source of inward migration, yet many UK migrants still need help sorting out how to transition their UK pensions into Australia. Making this transition complex, however, is that the UK can have eight different types of pension ...

FinLit Foundation goes back to school

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
The Financial Literacy Foundation's plan to introduce useful curriculum into schools is about to take its next step with a series of grassroots consultations with teachers around Australia. According to its just released Educators and Trainers August ...

Biotech looms as boom sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
The biotech sector is emerging as a sunrise opportunity for investors who have an eye on the long term, looking for very strong capital gains. "Biotech is all about the use of biological processes to create commercial products," said Brad Ross-Sampson ...