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Bond funds top UK platform flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
Half the transactions through one of the largest platforms in the UK, Cofunds, flowed into corporate bond funds during this year's first quarter, according to the firm's latest report. According to the latest platform flows report from Cofunds, more ...

Passive managers win insto favour

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
State Street Global Advisors is experiencing an influx of passive style investment mandates as Aussie instos continue favouring passive managers. Robert Goodlad, senior managing director of State Street Global Advisors Australia, said State Street had ...

Caravan parks deliver high income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
Caravan park funds are shaping up to be a fresh option for financial planners looking for income-producing products after Aspen Parks Property fund returned more than eight per cent in income last year. According to the firm's December fund report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... Tuesday with a yield of zero percent. The auction was a dramatic sign of how cautious investors are - they are willing to park their money for the short term in investments that will pay them nothing at all but that will preserve their principal. The ...

PASL names trustee director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Trustee company PASL has appointed former Accountants Super national sales manager, Ian Chisholm as trustee director for a six year term. PASL is the trustee firm which manages PASF super funds; Australian Enterprise Super, RecruitmentSuper and Accountants ...

Quattro fund on ice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... (ReCap) business and its recent purchase of Mariner Financial's American Property Income Trust and the Sydney Opera House car park. ReCap is the property business division and Quattro Asset Management represents the alternative investment division. Quattro ...

PowerSuper launches warrant product

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
Self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees have more options to purchase property after PowerSuper launched its warrant loan product. The product uses funding from ING DIRECT and is structured to ensure the SMSF trustee has complete control of the investment. ...

Aviva expands Southern teams

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Aviva Australia has appointed ex-Virgin Money head of sales Craig Parker as state manager for Victoria and Tasmania and Melanie Alpar as senior sales manager. Parker will be responsible for driving the growth of business and heading up the business ...

Back testing not enough

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
Historical back-testing can only get you so far - it's time to free investment managers to do what they do best when it comes to harvesting better returns. Brian Parker, investment strategist at MLC Investment Management, said the overriding aim of ...

Perpetual to expand product line

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... the accumulators rather than just retirees or pre retirees." "Advisers are just desperate for income and they're looking to park money until the see the dust settle. The rates on offer in terms of term deposits are very attractive and a number of them ...