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PASL to tap alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
The $1.2 billion Professional Associations Superannuation Limited industry fund has its eyes set on boosting its exposure to alternative investments. Paul Kessell, investment manager for PASL which oversees the combined investment strategies of AESuper ...

No flight to cash at Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
Majority of Equipsuper's members did not switch from equities to the cash option despite the heavy falls in the sharemarket last year, said the fund's chief executive. Robin Burns, who heads up the "hybrid" $4.2 billion fund that hosts both defined ...

To Scotland we will go

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009

Investors to regain capital from axed fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Investors with funds tied up with Pengana Capital's Australian Property Securities Fund can expect to get a reimbursement of "as close to 100 per cent" of their capital following last week's announcement of the fund's closure. Denis Carroll, head of ...

LGS trust deed to drive "fair value" payments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
The $4.6 billion Local Government Super (LGS) has changed its trust deed - allowing the fund to temporarily suspend striking unit prices - to ensure that exiting members get a correct payout value despite volatile markets. LGS introduced the amended ...

Diamonds are an investor's best friend

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
Move over bonds and cash - precious rocks, avant-garde art and collectible cars are now gaining favour as "alternative" investments for some of the world's richest high net worth investors. According to a London-based Datamonitor wealth investment analyst ...

Insurance shopping goes online

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
More people are hopping online to get insurance, a new survey shows. A new Allianz survey of 325 of its clients noted that over 80 per cent of its clients did not want to see a financial planner to take out life insurance. The main reasons for choosing ...

Baby boomers eye income equity

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
Tyndall's newest offering, the six-month old Tyndall Australian Share Income Fund, has won a place in three major platforms - signalling baby boomers' increasing appetite for income equity strategies. Craig Hobart, head of retail at Tyndall Investment ...

Cavendish slashes SMSF starting fees

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
Cavendish Superannuation has axed 30 per cent off the establishment fees of new self-managed super funds - easing the cost for financial advisers with clients looking to set up SMSFs. SMSF specialist Cavendish announced that establishment fees for all ...

More than just insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
Advisers must continuously improve their soft skills particularly at a time when their clients are not only seeking advice on investments but also around insurance and claims. David Dow, manager learning design and development of AXA Australia, said ...