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Australian Financial Services teams up with Russell

National financial planning group Australian Financial Services (AFS) has outsourced $180 million of investments to Russell's wholesale multi-manager funds. The outsourcing decision was made so AFS could rely on Russell's solid and consistent returns. ...

ASIC's annual report brings a message of confidence

ASIC chairman Jeffrey Lucy adopted a more optimistic theme in the tabling of the regulators annual report with a message of building confidence and consumer protection in financial markets. "Confidence has allowed our companies to raise capital competitively ...

Russell launches aggressive international shares fund

Multi-manager firm Russell Investment Group has this week announced the launch of a new aggressive international shares fund. The Russell World Equity Fund uses three international equity managers. MFS has been given a target allocation of 40% as has ...

Macquarie Communications on track to meet 05 dist forecast

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2004
Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) said today it is on track to at least match the 28.8 cents distribution forecast in its prospectus for the 2005 financial year. Macquarie Communications today reported earnings before interest, tax ...

IFSA issues new fact sheets to educate

Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) chief executive Richard Gilbert, today announced the distribution of two new fact sheets for investors as part of the Association's commitment to improving financial literacy. Gilbert said the two ...

Real estate fairytale over but no crash in sight

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
Despite the end of the real estate fairytale in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia\'s economy is robust enough to prevent a residential market crash, property experts said on Tuesday. After gaining up to 20% a year since 2000, Australian capital city house ...

Fitch downgrades Telstra credit rating

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2004
Fitch Ratings today downgraded Telstra's long-term credit rating to A-plus from AA-minus, becoming the third ratings agency this week to drop Telstra a notch. Fitch said its outlook for Telstra has been revised to stable from negative. "The revised ...

Mariner launches Mortgage Trust

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
Bill Ireland's Mariner Financial today launched Mariner Mortgage Trust, which it expected to become a "cornerstone" of its suite of managed funds and retirement income products. Available to both retail and wholesale investors, Mariner said the trust ...

Baby boomers to be urged to rethink early retirement

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
Baby boomers will be urged to rethink their retirement plans in a major speech by Treasurer Peter Costello today, which will form a cornerstone of the coalition's re-election strategy. Costello is expected to push later retirement and measures to encourage ...

RBA rate hikes not over despite steady call: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Today's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold interest rates steady this month was widely expected but doesn't mean a rate hike isn't around the corner, economists warned. The RBA today kept its key interest rate steady at 5.25% after its ...