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High yield mortgage funds score high ratings

... assets secured by residential and commercial properties, with more than 30 per cent of the portfolio in construction, development, or specialised property exposure, and with loans with a maximum loan to valuation ratio (LVR) in excess of 75 per cent. ...

New survey debunks age-old investor behaviour views

... have to start thinking about gender specific type products. That's another potential area that could drive product development." Lifecycle type products are popular in the US and are offered here by investment funds such as Fidelity. McNaughton said ...

Property funds looking for offshore or unlisted investments

A comparative review of Australian property securities funds has found that domestic crowding is increasingly forcing local property managers to look offshore for investments. Managed Investment Assessments (MIA), as part of its research alliance with ...

IXIS upgrades business development role

... products being offered by the group's affiliated boutique managers, starting with the expansion of an internal business development role. Dennis Carroll, who was previously appointed to the IXIS development role on a part-time basis in February 2005 ...

ASIC and NZ corporate regulator sign cooperation deal

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the New Zealand Companies Office have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work towards greater regulatory cooperation between the two countries. The MOU was signed by the registrar ...

Secured creditors called on for help in Westpoint bungle

... them down immediately. "For example the Mount Street property in North Sydney could double in value by finalising the Development Approval which requires some funds and some time to do so," he said. He added, "Advisers and creditors should exert pressure ...

Vanguard gains all stars: Navigator

... higher gearing, greater overseas currency exposure, higher premiums to net tangible assets (NTA), increased levels of development activity and the rise of internally managed trusts." He continued, "It is important to note, however, that close to 90 per ...

Deck reshuffle at Challenger

... managing director and CEO, Mike Tilley, said that the group has been reorganised to prepare the business for its next development phase. "In a relatively short timeframe we have acquired a rapidly growing mortgage business, reconfigured our life company ...

Bluestone reverse mortgage to offer interest rate protection

... themselves without enough cash to fund their retirement. Bluestone Equity Release CEO, Peter McGuinness, said the development of Australia's first "capped" variable rate reverse mortgage would provide security for retirees as well as meeting the expectations ...

BT Aussie small caps upgraded to four stars

BT's Australian small cap companies funds have been upgraded by S&P from three to four stars. S&P said it regarded the BT team's investment process as systematic and disciplined. It provided a transparent and risk-controlled framework for stock selection ...