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Grange number one for credit linked notes: AsiaRisk magazine

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Grange Securities has topped an Asia-wide poll as the best Australian financial institution in credit linked notes, which includes CDOs. In the wider category of derivatives and structured credit products, the survey also ranked Grange in the top five ...

Principal creates retail role

... the newly created role of director of platform and advisor sales. Giles Gunesekera will be based in Sydney and reporting to Alex FranASois, the group's head of sales and marketing. "This appointment reflects the continued success of our intermediary ...

New appointment for APRA board

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
Treasurer Peter Costello has appointed a new APRA board member to replace the outgoing Stephen Somogyi. John Trowbridge will join the board for three years, starting almost immediately from 1 July. In a statement issued by the Treasurer's office, Costello ...

SAITeysMcMahon on the acquisition trail

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
Specialist funds management group SAITeysMcMahon (SAITM) has added to its growing direct property portfolio by acquiring $623 million in commercial retail properties from Woolworths supplemented by the $120 million purchase of a Sydney metro office ...

HNW investors dumping hedge funds in favour of PE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
High net worth (HNW) investors are diversifying their investments away from equities and property but underperforming hedge funds have pushed them into the private equity sector. Merrill Lynch have just released the 10th anniversary edition of their ...

Super tax concessions cost more than they save: Greens

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
The Greens have issued a discussion paper that argues the cost of the tax incentives to encourage superannuation saving are greater than the tax savings we will later recoup through lower pension costs. The paper, The costs of ageing in Australia, a ...

Self-employed have different banking and investment needs

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... estimated 1.3 million people, addressing the needs of this niche may be a marketing opportunity for savvy wealth managers. Alex Dunnin with

Skandia ranks number one for BDM service

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
Skandia is the number one ranked platform for BDM support and service, according to the latest Assirt Service Level Survey. This is the third consecutive year Skandia has claimed top spot, which is all the more stunning because Skandia has only been ...

Budget transitional arrangements for over 65s

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
The Treasurer has announced transitional provisions to apply to the proposed $150,000 annual cap on post-tax contributions while also adjusting the payment rules for people aged 65 and over. However, post-tax contributions made between 1 July 2005 and ...

OptiMix adds geared version of MTM fund

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
ING Australia's multi-manager (MTM) OptiMix has launched a geared version of its Australian equities fund that it says is aimed at superannuation funds looking for mid to long-term investments with greater leverage but less volatility than single manager ...