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Future Fund keeps capital deployment close to its chest

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
Trade with China and commodities are still the mainstays of the Australian economy, said Future Fund chairman, David Murray, at a Fidelity Investments forum yesterday, while speculating that it could be a year or more before Future Fund capital is deployed. ...

IMAP the new managed accounts association

Surging consumer interest in managed accounts has prompted market players to set up an independent industry body called the Institute of Managed Account Providers (IMAP). IMAP is the brainchild of Tracy Byrne, associate director at managed accounts ...

Women like risk, men think too much

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
While behavioral finance helps explain the things that economics gets wrong, a greater understanding of investor behavior may help us develop investment products that better suit individuals. Tracey McNaughton, senior economist with BT Financial Group ...

Industry and retail fund bickering needs to stop: Planners

The consensus among planners who attended the van Eyk conference in Sydney this week was clear: industry and retail funds need to stop bickering and instead serve consumers as a homogeneous front. On the same day that IFSA released research revealing ...

New AFA chief eyes under-insurance and business succession

After a six-month long search, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed a new CEO, Richard Klipin, who hopes to increase the group's membership by addressing key issues including the nation's chronic under-insurance and business succession ...

Deutsche appoint ahead of retail drive

Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has appointed a new head of retail distribution in Australia, ahead of the launch of several new global funds and alternative investment products. Chris Larsen, former head of retail distribution for Credit Suisse Asset ...

Future Fund open to alternatives

Hedge funds and alternative investments will not be ruled out of the Future Fund according to Treasury officials, ending months of uncertainty that kept hedge and alternatives fund managers on tenterhooks. Kim Ivey, chairman of the industry's peak body ...

Increase your weight in gold

Research house van Eyk suggests investors increase their allocation to gold while market conditions remain attractive for the precious nugget. According to van Eyk's investment strategist Nigel Douglas, the prospects for gold have improved given renewed ...

Gold bull market set to continue: Baker Steel

The bull market for gold is moving to a new level while gold is actually the best performing currency. David Baker, co-founder of gold specialist manager Baker Steel Capital Managers, speaking at the Select Asset Management hedge funds forum this week ...

Government steps up financial literacy campaign

The Financial Literacy Forum together with the Federal Government has stepped up its $41 million financial literacy campaign adopting a more coordinated approach to help Australians improve their financial skills. The campaign was part of the Financial ...