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IFM consortium wins Port Botany lease

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
A consortium led by Industry Funds Management (IFM) has won a bid for the long-term leases of Port Botany and Port Kembla. The consortium known as NSW Ports includes some of Australia's biggest industry superannuation funds - AustralianSuper, Cbus ...

ASIC charges former financial adviser

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has charged a former financial adviser for failing to provide appropriate advice to clients. Kevin Maxwell George Whitting, of Rosebud, Victoria, provided inappropriate advice to five investors ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
The Australian share market has opened firmer after markets in the United States pushed to new highs. On Wall Street overnight, investors were buoyed by a government report pointing to lower-than-expected jobless claims. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Wills are not enough for SMSF legacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) holders should plan their legacy as carefully as they do their investments, as a will may not be sufficient to ensure their money goes to the people its intended for. According to TAG Partners director Michelle ...

Bissaker sets sights on Big Four market share

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
New head of Virgin Money Australia (VMA) Brian Bissaker said the tie-up with Bank of Queensland (BOQ) would lay the ground for an assault on the Big Four bank's market share. Bissaker told Financial Standard there would be significant additional investment ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
The Colonial First State Wholesale Equity Income Fund has marked its five-year anniversary with strong performance figures. Since its launch at the height of the financial crisis in 2008, the strategy has had significantly lower volatility than the ...

Bissaker to head up Virgin Money

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Former Colonial First State (CFS) chief executive Brian Bissaker has been appointed head of Virgin Money Australia (VMA), after it was announced today that Bank of Queensland (BOQ) was to acquire the financial services arm of the Virgin Group. BOQ announced ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
Australian stocks look set to open stronger after gains on Wall Street and European markets. At 0657 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was 11 points higher at 4,980 points, with 4,710 contracts traded. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Vietnam an attractive fit for family offices

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The second largest investor in the Vietnamese stock exchange after the Vietnamese government, Dragon Capital, is to meet with 25 family offices in Sydney and Melbourne this week. This is the fund manager's third trip to Australia in five years and represents ...

FEAL launches super mentoring initiative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The Fund Executive Association Limited (FEAL) has launched a new mentoring initiative for superannuation executives. FEAL said the initiative, which is in partnership with Franklin Templeton Investments, would provide the framework for senior executives ...