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Tread carefully in listed property: Perennial

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
Global listed property has become a vast and opportunistic frontier, with expected sweeping property securitisation feeding the hungry investment hordes. But the landscape isn't all sure under foot, said Perennial. Speaking at the Perennial Global Listed ...

New kid on the ratings block: Heron

Superannuation consulting group The Heron Partnership has joined Chant West, Rainmaker and SuperRatings in the superannuation product ratings game with the launch of its own fund ratings service. The group reviewed 98 funds from the industry fund, master ...

FCA levels insurance field for DIY funds

Family Care Australia (FCA) has teamed up with MetLife Insurance to provide self-managed super funds (SMSFs) group insurance products at fees on par with that of large employer and industry funds. "Unlike members of large employer or industry funds ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
Overnight US reports indicating that economic activity remains strong in spite of rising interest rates sparked a strong rally in US equities. The S&P 500 index increased by 1.8 per cent overnight - the largest one-day gain since April last year. The ...

BT Wrap makes corporate actions and IPOs easier

Advisers can now participate in corporate actions and IPOs for up to 100 of their clients at a time with just a single click of a button after BT Financial tweaked its wrap platform to power a new adviser service. Press 'Submit' and BT Wrap's system ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
US producer prices increased by 0.2 per cent in May, lower than market expectations for a 0.4 per cent rise. However, the core PPI rate - which excludes food and energy - went up by a larger than expected 0.3 per cent. Year-on-year, headline PPI is ...

Accountants need to be accountable too

Accountancy firm accountantsRus is urging people to assess their own accountant every five years if they want to get the best service. "Like with most relationships, they [accountants] can simply become complacent and not put the same amount of time ...

Budget reforms exacerbate risks for Gen L: Asteron

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
Financial planning group Asteron is commissioning a study on what it says is the biggest gap in the recent Budget - how Gen-L who are already in retirement will outlive their superannutaion savings. Asteron head of technical services sales and marketing ...

Trust appoints manager to boost institutional services

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
Trust Company Australia (Trust) has appointed a new executive general manager to institutional services. Simon Kelland, formerly an asset finance consultant, executive director of projects and structured finance with ANZ and associate director of Macquarie ...

Self-congratulatory advisers still ignoring lower end market

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
Advisers were giving themselves a pat on the back yesterday over newly commissioned research that showed consumers were satisfied with their level of advice, but many consumers say they are still left wanting for broader advice at the lower end of the ...