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Older investors dumping equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... recent survey-based results suggesting an uplift, said Colonial First State Global Asset Management. The CFS-UWA Business School Equity Preference Index (EPI) - developed by Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) and the University of ...

MCCA up 80pct, new funds on track

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
Muslim Community Co-operative Australia's (MCCA) Income Fund recently surpassed $18.45 million representing 80% growth over the same period last year. The Fund is on target to deliver a very competitive second year result and performance in a particularly ...

Clear advice models to engage clients

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... and the government is spending a lot of time on that," he said adding that financial literacy is now a core part of the school curriculum. "The industry has also been through some negativity and we need to focus on rebuilding the confidence. "Change ...

AMP Capital buys into SA schools project

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
AMP Capital's purchase of the South Australian Schools Public Private Partnership project worth $232 million has been approved. The South Australian Government has approved the purchase, which includes six newly constructed schools in Adelaide, ranging ...

FPA calls for improved education on advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... being addressed by other nations such as Thailand where they have made sure financial planning and education is on the school curriculum." Rantall said he thinks it's important and that we need to get to that stage, adding that financial planners also ...

HIP Super members get access to Best Doctors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... was only possible because of its small size. MLC's Best Doctors is an exclusive service run out of the Harvard Medical School that allows members to contact panels of the world's best doctors to re-examine their case notes, introduce them to local experts ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... phases of the crisis." And then there's Mr. Willem Buiter - Citigroup chief economist, economics professor at the London School of Economics and ex-Bank of England monetary policy committee member - proclaiming that Spain "is now at greater risk of sovereign ...

Gonski appointed new chair of Future Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... Board well for the opportunities and challenges ahead," said Treasury. Gonski, whose government commissioned review of school funding across Australia was recently released, is also the chair of Investec Bank Australia, Coca-Cola Amatil and Ingeus Ltd ...

Social infrastructure not suited to pension funds: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Pension funds should avoid investing in social infrastructure because of its inherent political risk and its small illiquid asset pool, according to a just released study by the UK EDHEC Risk Institute. In their report entitled "Pension Fund Investment ...

HESTA members get insurance boost

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... birth or adoption, reaching a milestone birthday such as 25, 30, 40 or 50, divorce, a child starting primary or secondary school, getting a degree, death of a spouse, salary hike, taking out a mortgage or moving into full-time from part-time work. "Removing ...