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CFS takes infrastructure to the front line

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
Colonial First State (CFS) may be best known for favouring highly liquid assets but the group is slowly but steadily turning to infrastructure based on new fund developments. CFS is increasing its involvement in the infrastructure sphere with allocations ...

Salary sacrifice on the rise: legalsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
The $1 billion industry fund, legalsuper, has experienced a 50 per cent increase in salary sacrifice contributions at the end of May, despite returns being the worst for 20 years. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive of the $1 billion super fund claims ...

Perpetual Series 3 still tax effective

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
Perpetual clarified the tax effectiveness of its Protected Investments - Series 3 after the federal government changed the interest rate deductibility of capital protected borrowings. The firm's Protected Investments - Series 3 allows investors to gear ...

JPMorgan launches IQ Instalment Warrants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
JPMorgan's latest product, IQ Instalment Warrants, allows retail investors to gear up investments across ASX 100, iShares Exchange Traded Funds and State Street's SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund. The JPMorgan IQ Instalment Warrants allow investors buy into 50 ...

ATO sends warning to super fund trustees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is warning financial advisers and accountants to ensure their clients aren't moving assets into their funds and failing to report the total value of their portfolio to avoid raising their tax costs. Michael D'Ascenzo ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
The Australian share market was slightly in the red at noon after virtually flatlining in morning trade amid ongoing concern for Babcock & Brown's debt woes. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.8 points, or 0.31 per cent, at 5,361.3 ...

Putnam appoints global chief and chair

Putnam Investments' chief executive Ed Haldeman has been appointed chair by the company board and will be succeeded by Bob Reynolds, a former senior Fidelity Investments executive. Reynolds starts his new role next month. He was previously the vice ...

Fin advice satisfaction down

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Clients are showing a small decrease in satisfaction with the advice they are receiving from their financial planners, new research shows. The Lifeplan ICFS Financial Advice Satisfaction Index decreased slightly from 74.3 six months ago to 73.2 in June. ...

van Eyk wary of boutique performance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
Investment research firm, van Eyk remains pessimistic on the growing number of investment corporate and independent boutiques ability to outperform during volatile equity markets as the investment manager talent pool shrinks. Nigel Douglas, van Eyk ...

Industry funds steering clear of FHSAs

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The release this week of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority draft prudential standards for super funds that plan to offer first home saver accounts has confirmed the view of many fund trustees that the FHSA structure and regulatory framework ...