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Stone age funds up for reforms

The Federal Government is looking into legacy products in the managed funds industry as the next area for reforms in an effort to drive more cost savings in the $221 billion sector. Speaking at the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) ...

B&B profits jump with new funds in the pipeline

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
Babcock & Brown's transformation into an 'in-house' advisory firm for its burgeoning specialist funds activities seems virtually complete, after it nearly trebled the amount of advisory fees, with new funds already in the pipeline. In 2006, Babcock ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
The Australian stock market was virtually flat at midday, giving back most of gains made earlier in the morning, with brewer Foster's providing downside after weaker-than-expected results. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was just 0.2 points ...

Managing market might require regulatory change: Macfarlane

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2006
Speaking at the 2006 ABC Radio Boyer Lectures, former Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane said while growing national savings is good, it nonetheless leads to more reliance upon financial markets and money managers, potentially increasing volatility ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower following a negative lead from Wall Street and falls in commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0756 AEDT, the December share price index contract was down five points at 5,450. Today ...

IPO activity at record levels: Deloitte

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
A Deloitte report has found that an expected spike in initial public offer (IPO) activity in December will push the number of IPOs this calendar year to record levels, however the total value of all public floats will be virtually half the 2005 figure. ...

ING to sponsor F1 Renault racing team

In a move that makes arguments about whether local super funds should be allowed to advertise pale into insignificance, ING Group has just announced a three year deal with the Renault Formula 1 motor racing team to be their global naming rights sponsor. ...

Audits pinching corporate funds: Trust

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
Corporate super funds are feeling the pinch of resources and budgets, according to independent trustee Trust Company, particularly as the date for the first round risk management audits nears. Under the Austrailan Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) ...

Tricom makes IMAs admin-free for planners

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
Tricom Equities has unveiled a new managed accounts platform which will remove the administrative burden from planners and investment managers running increasing numbers of individually managed accounts (IMAs) for clients. The new platform is aimed ...

Macq talks up its quiet achiever in geared property

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
Macquarie is trumpeting the virtues of one of its lesser known but high performing geared property funds this week, citing outperformance of 7.1 per cent and a focus on high levels of income as reasons to take a second look at the fund after three years ...