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Asgard to launch alternatives to cash

MICHAEL HOBBS REPORTING FROM THE CONFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
... in October last year, and we're investing in an initiative that will allows clients to understand their risk profile and gear," he said. He said the demand for leverage type products remained strong despite the troubles of Opes Prime and Lift Capital. ...

Bad markets, good advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
Financial planners may be the surrogate bearer of bad news as markets continue to shed their value but one dealer group has stepped up to say there's no better time to talk to clients than when the going is tough. Robert Thomas, head of research and ...

Anderson to head CFS corporate super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Colonial First State has appointed ex-AMP head of business development John Anderson to the role of head of corporate superannuation. Anderson will replace John Clothier who has moved on to take up the position of head of investment lending within the ...

ATO warns on super loans

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... restrictions on borrowing. The main beneficiaries of this change are expected to be trustees of self managed funds, who can now gear into property. Since late last year a number of lenders have come to market with superannuation loan products and a growing ...

MFS morphs into GEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
MFS Diversified Limited has been renamed to GEO Property Group as security holders yesterday gave the green light for a name swap. The firm flagged the change last month in a bid to distance itself from it's troubled listed business, MFS Limited. "This ...

St George appoints margin lending head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
St George Group has appointed David Curry to general manager of margin lending. Curry was previously St George head of payment solutions and held positions at Westpac, Rothchilds Australia Asset Management and Ernst & Young before joining the bank three ...

Clever but not too clever investing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
Recent shakeouts in the LPT and direct property sector have prompted property investment firms including Ray White Invest to steer clear from "too clever" institutional products. RWI head of sales and distribution, David Adiseshan, said the recent chain ...

Comm Bank appoints lending head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
The Commonwealth Bank has appointed John Clothier to head of investment lending within the Colonial Geared Investments division. Clothier will manage the distribution of Colonial Geared Investments products including Colonial Margin Loan, CALIA+ and ...

Macq launches Property Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Macquarie Bank has developed the Macquarie Property Lever, a geared residential property product tailored for self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The product allows SMSF trustees to borrow 55 per cent of the purchase price to buy a residential property ...

Reputex to tap $554bn sector

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... suppliers are under immense pressure to fill the huge quantity of orders for component parts such as solar cells, wind turbines, gear boxes and rotor blades, notably in Asian markets. Overall these markets are experiencing tremendous growth driven by ...