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AXA winds up billion dollar funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... side of the Australian Property Fund. Both funds hold a high occupancy rate of 96% with no gearing and a continuous income stream. The Wholesale Australian Property Fund, which holds $796.2 million in FUM, is offering a 5% redemption offer, valued at ...

Bennelong and Legg Mason get ratings boosts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... recommended Legg Mason's Australian Real Income Fund. The fund is managed by Ashton Reid and aims to provide a consistent income stream for retirees by investing in A-REIT, utility, infrastructure and like securities listed on the ASX. "Zenith views ...

Market woes cause adviser headache

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... owing $153.4 million in 2010, according to its annual report, but Spooner said this would not be a problem. "The income stream is not cyclical and their debt costs are hedged," he said. Invocare listed $643,000 in interest rate swap contracts as a cash ...

Bonds eye off super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... institutions are recognising they need to look at ways to maintain the value of investment over inflation plus provide an income stream."

Fund manager recommends less defensive retirement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... "I think we need to do a better job in terms of educating and advising members in that space because I think the income stream product is suitable for a lot more members than historically have used it," said Blakey. "If you have $70,000-80,000 in your ...

Investor eyes fixing on fixed interest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
Demand for investments that deliver stable reliable income streams will push demand for inflation linked bonds, said a fixed interest manager trying to cash in on the sector. Omega Global Investors, a boutique manager part owned by the Macquarie group ...

Super the nation's best money aggregator

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Super funds aggregate wealth better than the stock market and it's time the nation harnessed that firepower, said Garry Weaven, chair of Industry Funds Management. Speaking at an IFM superannuation forum yesterday, Weaven said it's the job of trustees ...

PIMCO appoints insto specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Bond investment manager PIMCO has appointed a new executive vice president to help service an anticipated increase in demand from superannuation clients looking to fixed interest for reliable returns. Eric Frerer has been appointed executive vice president ...

Kearney Group earns top planning award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
Financial planning firm The Kearney Group won the 2011 National Practice of the Year title, awarded by its licensee the dealer group Securitor. The award was presented by Securitor's head of dealer groups, Matt Englund and Westpac chief executive officer ...

Synthetic ETFs set to grow

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Synthetic Exchange Traded Funds make up just 14 per cent of total global ETF assets, but based on European experience this ratio is likely to increase considerably. In Europe, half of ETF assets are already synthetic, a proportion far ahead of the estimated ...