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Corp funds still unfazed by choice: Deloitte

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
Corporate funds are still unfazed by super choice even though most confess they will soon need to ramp up their services if they are to survive, according to a Deloitte report. Wayne Walker, Deloitte superannuation partner and author of the study, said ...

Cranky customers over choked supply chain

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2007
State governments may have to hit the fast forward button in sorting out infrastructure bottlenecks, as some of our biggest customers are getting very grumpy indeed. Some of Australian's largest resources buyers are in Australia increasing pressure ...

More money on money

The continuing globalisation of investments is driving more pension funds to adopt savvier currency strategies, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). SSgA has enjoyed a more than doubling of its currency assets globally to $115 billion (US$100 ...

Pentacle appoints new CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
Pentacle Property Funds Management has promoted Patrick Crammond to the top spot. A founding member of Pentacle, Crammond takes the reins from Bob Officer, who stepped down from executive chairman to non-executive chairman. Prior to his role at Pentacle ...

Start saving for education early: Lifeplan

With the total cost of education almost on par with the cost of an average suburban home, Lifeplan Funds Management has launched an education savings fund designed to help parents avoid future school expenses headaches. The group's Lifeplan Education ...

US energy powers VFMC

The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has looked to the US energy and electric power sector for returns and is one of the investors in a power fund run by private equity fund manager Energy Investors. VFMC has bought into the United States ...

AMG answers demand for US boutiques

Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), an American asset manager that part-owns established boutique funds, has quietly amassed $8 billion in Australian mandates and hopes to make a bigger splash later this year through the launch of new global products. ...

REST rolls out returns to members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
Public offer industry fund REST Superannuation has announced distributions of $1.7 billion to its 1.6 million members for the last financial year. "We are very pleased with this result providing a strong return for REST members. The fund has grown significantly ...

No multi-sector managers deserve five-stars: S&P

S&P Fund Services has awarded 28 multi-sector fund managers with a four-star rating but stopped short of recommending any of the fund managers among the 250 multi-sector funds analysed with the coveted five-star badge. The 2007 multisector report was ...

Economic round up: savings follow interest rates

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
As UK interest rates take another hike, Britons are falling behind in a global trend of increased consumer savings. Interest rates were raised in the UK for the fifth time in 11 months and the Bank of England remains concerned that inflation is not ...