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Netwealth upgrades with even more flexibility

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
Platform provider netwealth has just released details of its 2006 product upgrades, including greater provision for hedge fund investments, listed warrants, allocated and transitional pensions and more flexible insurance premiums. Netwealth's latest ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly lower as some profit taking in the resources sector is likely to emerge after the market ran to fresh record highs yesterday. However, stock-specific news, particularly in the financial sector, could ...

PrefSure scores rating upgrade thanks to TOWER

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
S&P has upgraded PrefSure Life's rating to BBB+, on par with new parent TOWER's rating. TOWER acquired PrefSure Life on 31 March 2006 and S&P declared a "positive outlook" on PrefSure Life, noting the merger would provide synergies to the two entities ...

Lonsec says big brand small caps are back

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2006
Research and ratings group, Lonsec have completed a review of 24 funds, which included small cap funds, micro cap focused funds and a mid cap focused fund, that has resulted in three upgrades and four downgrades. The main trend coming out of the results ...

Advance Asian Equity Fund scores S&P four stars

... equities efforts. Kate Mulligan, managing director of Advance, said, "Maple-Brown Abbott is to be congratulated on this upgrade. The Asian investment story is phenomenal albeit one that needs expert research and investment execution to avoid pitfalls ...

BUSS(Q) super hits $1bn mark

BUSS(Q), the super fund for the building and construction industry in Queensland, announced that it has reached $1 billion in funds under management. The fund is experiencing strong growth on the back of the booming Queensland property and construction ...

Pengana EL Fund moves to 'highly recommended'

... January last year. After reviewing the fund again this year, Lonsec gave the fund the promotion. Pengana believes the rating upgrade was driven simply by Lonsec becoming more comfortable with the durability of the fund over time. "In the January review ...

Asset Super to upgrade insurance and offer super splitting

Asset Super is set to deliver twice the benefits to its members with plans to revamp its insurance offering and to allow 'contribution splitting', a tax saving strategy for couples. Asset's general manager, John Paul, said the group's insurance outsourcing ...

Online broking competition to heat up

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2006
... but despite this Paul Maddock, general manager National OnLine Trading says it had 80,000 customers prior to its service upgrade. Since December, the National has been white labeling IWL's platform and has now introduced an extra service level, exchange ...

Daily economic update

Business investment continues to drive the Australian economy forward. This is established by today's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report showing that real capital spending increased by a much larger-than-expected 9.2 per cent in the December ...