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Plan B board accepts IOOF offer

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... cents. "Directors have given careful consideration to the way forward for Plan B, and the opportunities available to maximise value for shareholders," said Bryan Taylor, Plan B chairman. "We believe the proposal from IOOF represents an excellent opportunity ...

Macquarie AS updates term deposit offering

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... software which helps streamline processes, allowing advisers to spend less time on administration and more time on delivering value through advice." The updates come as research from the April 2012 Investment Trends Self Managed Super Investor Report ...

RARE, Lazard infra funds 'highly recommended' by Lonsec

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... conviction in management teams [of the funds] has resulted in two upgrades in this year's review - the RARE Infrastructure Value Fund and Lazard Global Infrastructure Fund were both upgraded," said Andrew Coutts, Lonsec senior investment analyst. "This ...

AMG completes investment in Yacktman

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... flagship mutual funds, The Yacktman Fund and The Yacktman Focused Fund, are ranked in the top decile in Morningstar's Large Value category for the trailing 3, 5 and 10 year periods, with five-star ratings assigned to both funds. As part of the transaction ...

Russell launches after-tax survey

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... survey will report both the pre-tax returns of Australian equities strategies and the after-tax return; adjusting for the tax value of franking credits as applicable to superannuation funds. "It's short-sighted to overlook the impact of franking credits ...

Zenith signs ex-S&P client

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... industry," said Zenith national sales manager, John Nicoll. Nicoll said that model portfolios could help advisers provided added value to their clients. "It's difficult for advisers to show their performance if they are just doing direct equities with ...

AGEST merger put on hold

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... the merger, we are just waiting until the legislation goes through," said AGEST super chief executive, Cath Bowtell. "The value of our deferrable tax moves around everyday, however last year it was in our books at $45 million," she said. When the legislation ...

AEI shareholders fight off board changes

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... shareholder behind the attempt to gain control of the board. Their is a former founding director of AEI, who retired from fund in August 2011. AIE, founded in 1986, provides ethical superannuation and managed funds; through investments in companies based ...

Risk needs to shift in line with mission

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... multiple periods and taking account of the motivations of agents considerably complicates risk management. "Models have value, but only where they are employed with good understanding. By implication current practice needs significant enhancement," said ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... forced up the price of safe investments such as bonds and cash. "The only liquid asset class that you could describe as good value is equities, and of course people aren't buying equities because of the uncertainty and volatility," he said. The period ...