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Fund of LaSalle funds will cut fees

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
LaSalle Investment Management is launching a new fund of LaSalle funds vehicle which will enable investors to tailor a property fund of funds to their needs while eliminating any double layer of fees that can come with a multi-manager structure. Investors ...

FPA's Value of Advice Awards 2007

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is accepting entries for its Value of Advice Awards 2007, which acknowledge exemplary financial planners in five different categories. Started last year, the Value of Advice Awards cover five categories, namely ...

Japan and Europe the next LPT frontiers: APN

Property fund manager APN Funds Management said Japan and Europe will give the listed property trust (LPT) sector its second wind following the industry's boom in Australia and the US. Pete Morrisey, APN's latest recruit and formerly a Lonsec senior ...

Russell adds two to international fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
Russell Investment Group has added two new managers to its International Shares Fund, Altrinsic Global Advisors and Alliance Capital Management, who will each manage 10 per cent of the fund. Altrinsic is a global value manager that focuses on drivers ...

Budget super changes not for low budgets

Anne-Marie Corboy, the chief executive of award-winning super fund HESTA, has urged the government to abolish the contributions tax and get rid of the $450 income per month threshold, arguing that the recent Budget changes are for the rich and have ...

RBC Dexia expanding service range

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
RBC Dexia Investor Services is ramping up its service range and increasing the depth of what it offers investors, particularly by leveraging its alternative investments expertise gained in other markets. Brad Taylor, global head of hedge fund services ...

JUST SUPER hits high note

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
JUST SUPER, the industry superannuation fund for arts, entertainment and media professionals, has announced that five leading symphony orchestras have nominated the fund as their default. The orchestras selected JUST SUPER following a joint tender process. ...

Labor the party of wealth creation: Swan

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
The fact that superannuation funds today hold assets equivalent to 95 per cent of GDP proves that Labor is the real party of wealth creation, said Shadow Treasurer Wayne Swan in a major speech he presented on superannuation earlier this month. "Only ...

MetLife sells annuity business to Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2007
MetLife Insurance has entered into an agreement to transfer ownership its annuity and pension business to Challenger Life. The sale is part of MetLife's strategy to focus on its core strengths, particularly group insurance. "This transaction will free ...

Macq and Citi offer best of more worlds

The brainiacs at Macquarie and Citigroup have been busy creating products that offer investors the best of both worlds, letting investors scoop up all the returns of the best performing investments and none of the losses from the worst. MQ Specialist ...