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Awash with water funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
Global demand for fresh water, driven by population growth, environmental concerns and agricultural demand, is transforming water management into a new alternative asset class, according to New Zealand based fund manager Liontamer Investments. Liontamer ...

Super Concepts buys Super Design

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
ING-owned self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist Super Concepts has purchased Super Designs, expanding their reach in the ever-expanding SMSF market. Early this week, Super Concepts posted a 177 per cent increase in funds established in the last ...

ASSOB appoints new head

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2007
The Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB), a platform to assist unlisted venture companies raise capital, has appointed a new managing director. Brookes McTavish, a specialist in capital-raising, company restructures and business turnarounds ...

Governance key to improving returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
Improved governance, risk management and alignment of interests, not investment beliefs, scale and efficient implementation, are key to significantly improving investor returns, according to FuturePlus chief investment officer Terry Newson. Referring ...

Centric snaps up lending firm

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
Centric Wealth has acquired boutique lending and brokerage firm Kingsbridge & Eagle (K&E), expanding its lending division and taking it further down the path of a European-style private bank. K&E specialise in providing mortgages, commercial finance ...

DKN to wrap up $120m Zurich deal

DKN has announced it will buy Lonsdale Financial and the platform administration services of Zurich Financial, a dual deal that creates a combined business with around $8 billion in funds under advice (FUA). The acquisition is still subject to DKN and ...

Super choice overwhelms women

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
An all-female panel of key industry and government figures told the audience at this year's FEAL National Conference that many women suffer from 'analysis paralysis' due to the number of superannuation products in the market today. Speaking as part ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
The Australian market is set to plunge in trading today, following the dramatic falls on Wall St. At 0738 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was down 157 points to 5,994 on a volume of 5,180 contracts. In economic news ...

DKN buys stake in UPA

Yet to finalise its deal with Lonsdale Financial Group, DKN continues on with its expansion plan when it bought a minority stake in UPA Financial Solutions. Operating for more than 25 years, UPA brings together accountants, solicitors and business brokers ...

Hip to be outside the square

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
Scale gives large super funds the resources and the likelihood to outperform, but that doesn't mean small funds that are well run can't compete with the mega fund powerhouses. While research has shown that large funds are more likely to out-perform ...