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Interest rates on the way down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2007
Two of three leading economists told the 450 people attending today's Financial Standard Economic Forum they expect interest rates to fall this year while another said it was a national scandal Australia's productivity growth had stalled. Saul Eslake ...

Community CPS credit union launches Eastwoods FP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2007
Recently merged and expanded credit union Community CPS has launched its in-house financial planning service, Eastwoods, already operating with $300 million in funds under advice (FUA). Kevin Benger, chief executive office of Community CPS, said, "We ...

SME board to place $50 million this year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
A new company exchange for small to medium enterprises (SME) is on track to intermediate $50 million in placements this year. The Australian Small Scale Offerings Board (ASSOB) currently has about 50 companies listed on its board, ranging from mining ...

ACT Super to review investment in tobacco and nukes

NICK OLIVER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2007
The ACT Government superannuation fund has investments in tobacco firms, arms manufacturers, uranium producers and the gambling industry, it has been revealed. A list of stocks that the government super fund holds that was released by ACT Treasury revealed ...

FKP Core Plus Fund proves attractive

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2006
FKP Funds Management today announced that its FKP Core Plus Fund had closed "significantly oversubscribed" after raising $136 million from 17 wholesale investors. Initially FKP Funds Management hoped to raise $100 million from wholesale investors, but ...

AAA and Questus marching to the same drum

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2006
Adelaide based AAA Financial Group and Western Australian based Questus Capital have entered into a strategic partnership to streamline back office and support functions and establish one of the country's largest non-aligned planner networks. The strategic ...

Devote 20 per cent or more to direct property: ADPIA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
The Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) said investors should be allocating at least 20 per cent of their portfolios to direct property. An analysis of asset class performance data for the last 10 and 20 years, undertaken by Atchison ...

More global, more professional: FPSB

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), the umbrella body that offers Certified Financial Planners (CFP) certification, is undergoing a major system overhaul that will benefit CFP-accredited financial planners by making their accreditation recognised ...

JP Morgan Private Equity Fund Services launches in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services (PEFS) will be launching in Australia to provide custody and administrative support to super funds and investment managers operating in the private equity investment space. Albert J Foreman, senior vice president ...

State Street cuts transaction costs by up to 75 per cent

Big is not only beautiful it is also cheap after State Street Corporation's internal research found that their clients save up to 75 per cent in transaction costs thanks to the group's scale. By studying how US$1 trillion in assets were transacted (bought ...