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Advance partners with Mellon to launch global alpha play

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... investors, but retail investors will be able to access it through multi-manager platform deals or institutional mandates. Kate Mulligan, managing director of Advance, said "We are delighted to be able to make such a sophisticated product available to ...

Proposed super cut will widen inequality for women: IFSA

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
IFSA has panned a Government task force's proposal to reduce super contributions, a move that may leave working women and casual employees without any superannuation contributions, contributing to widening inequality. Echoing the message sent by Association ...

ASFA slams proposal to cut super

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has slammed a Government task force suggestion to cut employer super contributions, a move it says will drastically reduce part-time and contract workers' superannuation savings. The proposal ...

AGL-Alinta deal bodes well for infrastructure pricing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The recent deal to pursue a merger between AGL and Alinta bodes well for future infrastructure pricing deals, boosting the prospects of the soon to be floated Snowy Hydro project, according to some equity specialists. Equity managers and advisers Leyland ...

Back to BT for Putnam head of business

... responsibility placed with fundamental analyst staff in what was an already sparse team. A spokesperson at BT declined to comment. Kate Hage

Trust in Asian REITs

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
Trust Company of Australia (Trust) has unveiled plans to expand into the Asian market by opening offices in both Hong Kong and Singapore in a move to becoming a trustee of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Trust managing director, Jonathan Sweeney ...

Maple-Brown Abbott launches new Asian investment

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
Maple-Brown Abbott has announced it will expand its horizons towards more offshore investment, with a 20 per cent allocation to Asia ex-Japan built into its new fund. Maple-Brown Abbott managing director, John Kightley, said the Australia Plus Asia ...

PrefSure scores rating upgrade thanks to TOWER

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... acquisition being "a good strategic match with TOWER Australia." The merger will be completed within the next six months. Kate Thomson, credit analyst with S&P, commented that, "PrefSure Life's stand-alone financial profile is good, with solid earnings ...

Harwood shops for new implemented consultant

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
Harwood Superannuation Fund, the corporate superannuation fund for Australian employees of CSR and Rinker Group, is on the hunt for a new implemented consultant with an extensive tender process currently underway. A spokesperson at Harwood, which has ...

New asset consultant for LGSS

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
A number of funds are currently looking at their asset consultancy arrangements, with Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) and the public trustee of South Australia both set to make new appointments. LGSS has tendered for a new traditional ...