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Tough times herald education boom

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008

Tough economic times and a tight labour market is a potential windfall for Kaplan Professional as financial service employees' re-skill and set themselves apart from the competition. Warren Jacobson, Kaplan Professional chief executive, said the nature ...

PIS calls for industry and retail ceasefire

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008

Professional Investment Services (PIS) managing director, Grahame Evans, is calling for retail and industry super funds to put their philosophical differences aside and work together to provide a broader financial advice service to consumers. "I would ...

AMP core property is a 5-star

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008

AMP's Core Property Fund has been awarded a five star badge from Standard & Poor's - a sustained rating since S&P conducted its review 12 months ago. The AMP Core Property Fund (ACPF) is a hybrid property fund that invests in global and domestic wholesale ...

Gen Y prizes property

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008

Do it yourself (DIY) investors under the age of 40 are investing more in property than shares - but Gen Y's interest in the sector could have detrimental effects on their super contributions, a new survey shows. The RaboPlus DIY Investor Survey of 500 ...

Art Trust hit by investor sentiment

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008

Australian Fine Art Management has been forced to lower the minimum investment amount on The Art Trust by more than $10 million to $20 million as investor sentiment continues to fall in bad markets. Launched in May, The Art Trust adopts a unit trust ...

Getting the right mix

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008

Diversification is a buzzword used by super funds, financial planners and fund managers to make money in volatile markets - but exploiting diversity has to start with picking the right manager from the outset, said an industry expert. While in theory ...

BT toolkit targets three gens

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008

BT Financial Group is taking a three-pronged approach to help their financial advisers garner business from Gen X, Y, and baby boomer clients. BT yesterday launched the BT Generation Series - three educational toolkits available to its wrap advisers ...

Is offshore investment necessary?

A Financial Standard analysis on the correlation between the Australian and US equity markets shows there is a strong connection between the two bourses and that the relationship has grown stronger over the past 12 months. While the Financial Standard ...

Ipac revises global equities strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008

AXA Asia Pacific subsidiary ipac shifts more funds into quantitative investing and away from fundamentally driven strategies when it mandated Enhanced Investment Technologies and Arrowstreet Capital to manage more than $800 million in funds. Enhanced ...

US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008

Here we go again. If the overnight performance of the European and US stockmarkets are anything to go by, Asian and Australian equities are in for another rough trading day. Wall Street and European bourses tumbled last night as fears of a global slowdown ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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