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Caravan parks deliver high income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
Caravan park funds are shaping up to be a fresh option for financial planners looking for income-producing products after Aspen Parks Property fund returned more than eight per cent in income last year. According to the firm's December fund report ...

Westpac account promotion misleading

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009

S&P withdraws two UBS ratings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
Standard & Poor's has withdrawn the ratings of UBS Global Asset Management's (Australia) global infrastructure securities and credit enhanced cash funds after the institution terminated both funds. According to Standard & Poor's, the UBS Credit Enhanced ...

ESG dogged by poor metrics: McKinsey

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Market turmoil might have turned investors' attentions towards considering ESG factors, but not all factors are considered equally important. A study by the McKinsey global consulting group found that governance factors are now very important but environmental ...

Coin makes marketing easy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Coin is turning financial planners into graphic artists and marketing gurus after the technology firm added a new module that lets financial planners develop a stylish tailored marketing campaign. The Campaign Management Module allows financial planners ...

Seven deadly sins

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
Lechery, gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, and pride - a leading investment expert highlights the seven sins that brought the market down to its knees. Rob Prugue, senior managing director of Lazard Asset Management and speaker at the CMSF yesterday ...

Super queries drop despite GFC

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
If you think investors are frantically ringing super fund call centres to ask about their investments, guess again - the number of calls fielded by Pillar Administration has fallen since the start of the GFC, said Peter Beck, the firm's chief executive. ...

Treasure for trash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Here comes the meat! US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner finally served up the meat to his 10 February bail-out barbecue fizzler. And the market saw that it was good. Equity markets around the world rallied following the unveiling of the details ...

Westscheme raises admin fees

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
Westscheme is increasing its weekly administration fees by up to 20 per cent - following the footsteps of other industry funds hiking their fees in a bid to meet rising operational costs. The $2.4 billion Westscheme noted in a recent newsletter to members ...

Beggar thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
2009 will be the Year of Africa if Pope Benedict the XVI has his way. Chances are, given the way the global community is now suffering from its greed-infected wounds, he may not have long to wait. Despite all the technological advances, medical discoveries ...