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Conflicting rate calls

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... experienced its largest fall since the September 11 2001. With the days of easy credit all but over, Martin van Vliet, economist at ING Bank in Amsterdam expects European banks to make it harder for companies and consumers to get loans over the next ...

SMSFs keep portfolios unchanged

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... market turmoil, SMSFs are staying put, according to SMSF professionals. Graeme Colley, superannuation strategy manager at ING, said, "The asset allocations might move four or five points and that might mean a greater weight of investment points over ...

Austock High Yield gets three stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... quarter strategy to increase liquidity and shorten the maturity of the portfolio, selling Timbercorp Convertible Notes and ING Real Estate Entertainment Property Trust. Doyle Mallett, portfolio manager at Austock High Yield Fund, said the funds team ...

Macq wrap adds 12 more funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... superannuation/pension manager menus. Other new funds include the Goldman Sachs JBWere Core Plus Australian Fixed Income Fund, ING Select Leaders Trust, and the MQ Terms Plus Product.

Who cares about the US, it's Asia that matters

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has just released an analysis of how Australia's international trade profile has changed since Federation, confirming just how much our world has changed and why Asia and not the US is what drives our economy. ...

Avanteos starts year with rebate resolutions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
Leading fund managers including ING, Colonial First State and Perpetual, and individual investors are set to benefit from new rebate and reporting initiatives from Commonwealth Bank owned platform, Avanteos. According to Chris Stevens, chief executive ...

ING PEAL pledges $10m to Wolseley

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
ING Private Equity Access Limited (ING PEAL) has committed $10 million to Wolseley Partners' next private equity fund, which is aimed at the mid-sized deal space of the sector. ING PEAL will be lending its financial backing to the Wolseley Partners ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... lunch. Companies holding their annual general meetings today include HFA Holdings Ltd, Fat Prophets Australia Fund Ltd and ING Real Estate Entertainment Fund. Three companies list on the Australian stock exchange today. Macquarie Harbour Mining Limited ...

ING upgrades OneAnswer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
ING Australia's master trust, OneAnswer, has improved its insurance offering, increasing its total and permanent disablement (TPD) cover by $1 million to $3 million. As part of the upgrade, terminal illness benefits have increased by $1.5 million to ...

The future of super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
Fund size, a well-defined management structure and a flexible investment portfolio are the key ingredients of an "optimal" super fund, according to a leading expert in global pension management. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association ...