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Tower upgrades Accelerate and TPP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Refined work definitions, broadened medical terms and technological upgrades - TOWER Australia is pumping up its Accelerate and Tower Protection Product to make life insurance more accessible for independent financial advisers and their clients. Both ...

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Investors have pumped $4.1 billion into responsible investments in the last year, bringing the sector's figures to $57.1 billion, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia. The Responsible Investment 2008 report found that broad ...

The best forecaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Those of you who still remember the 'Maestro' - former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan - would also recall one of his musings, the long-term interest rate conundrum. In his testimony before the US Congress in February 2005, Greenspan declared ...

Platform wedge over pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Platform providers are divided on how unlisted investments should be accounted for and included on platforms but growing investor allocation towards illiquid assets could force the sector to adopt an industry-wide solution. Rick Di Cristoforo, managing ...

Mass modular advice to boost savings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
Super funds can help millions of working Australians boost their retirement savings through "mass advice", a new advice service that can be delivered in 15 to 40 minutes without falling foul of ASIC regulation. ASFA research released last year shows ...

FirstChoice platform upgrade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
Colonial First State is supercharging its FirstChoice platform with the addition of a government guaranteed cash deposit product, four Realindex RAFI funds and an enhanced range of insurance service. The platform's new FirstRate Saver includes no ongoing ...

Sustainable property boosts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Property investors looking for long term value will increasingly focus on sustainability factors to boost the relative value of their projects and lift rental returns. Simon Theresia, investment consultant at Watson Wyatt, said, "We believe sustainability ...

QIC changes infrastructure tact

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Indiscriminate and forced selling of infrastructure debt has QIC positioning itself to pounce on discounted opportunities in the infrastructure debt market. QIC, which has over $70 billion in funds under management, is slightly shifting its focus on ...

Intech taps ex-BT head of quant and two QIC staff

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
Intech Investments has announced three senior appointments, including former BTIM head of quant Simon Elimelakh as the new head of strategy. The new recruits are Simon Elimelakh as head of strategy, Matthew Tuxford as portfolio manager (Equities and ...

Perpetual mortgage funds reopen

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
Perpetual has reopened applications for three of its $1.7 billion mortgage funds after an 18 day suspension to all its mortgage and income funds. The fund manager announced yesterday that it is now accepting applications for the Monthly Income Fund ...