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Real Estate Capital Partners takes to the market

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2006
The newly launched Real Estate Capital Partners funds management group has just unveiled its first investment fund, the Real Estate Capital Partners Enhanced Income Fund (REIF), as well as its full management line up. REIF, formerly the Trafalgar Enhanced ...

Wait and see with annuities: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
Despite some doomsayers predicting that the end was nigh for annuities after the May Federal Budget, Navigator has urged those with an annuity product to adopt a wait and see approach. The proposed Budget changes include the abolition of the reasonable ...

SRIs beat the index time and time again

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
Analysis by AMP Capital Investors shows that Sustainable Responsible Investment (SRI) funds have outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Index across a range of market conditions over one, three and five years. Senior investment specialist, Angus Dennis, said ...

Bellwether appoints former VFMC CEO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
Boutique fund manager Bellwether Partners has appointed a former Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) chief executive officer as non-executive chairman of the Bellwether Partners Limited Investment Committee. Stephen Taylor has been appointed ...

ASIC bans two for their part in failed businesses

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2006
Two New South Wales directors have been disqualified from acting as company directors by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after their involvement in failed companies. ASIC has banned Craig West, a certified practicing accountant ...

VFMC gives Watson Wyatt the nod

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has announced the appointment of Watson Wyatt as its investment strategy consultant. From next week VFMC will assume responsibility for setting the asset allocation of its clients in addition, as well ...

Bravura hits the ASX on the up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
Bravura Solutions debuted on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) yesterday, finishing the day's trading up around 10 per cent on its issue price. Bravura (ASX: BVA) raised $40 million issuing 35.7 million shares at a listing price of $1.12 per share ...

Fund managers tentative on global outlook

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Australian fund managers are on the back foot and are becoming increasingly less bullish about the outlook for global equity markets, according to a Russell Investment Manager Outlook survey. According to the Russell survey, as volatility has worsened ...

Credit Suisse adds to distribution management team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
Credit Suisse has announced the appointment of a new director, channel management and direct sales in asset management. Craig Mowll will step into the position and, along with the head of the institutional sales business, John Maragiannis, will spearhead ...

Finsia and ASX to educate advisers on listed products

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and the Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) today announced the launch of a new training program focused on listed financial products. Research undertaken by the ASX and published in 2005 found that ...