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Financial Planning

SBI eyes infrastructure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
The State Bank of India (SBI) has positioned its portfolios to capture the expected boost in domestic infrastructure investment in India.

RREEF offloads half stake in DEXUS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Deutsche Bank global alternative investment manager, RREEF Alternative Investments, has sold its 50 per cent interest in DEXUS Property Group to the firm's unit holders.

Asian REITs continue to sizzle

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Investor appetite for Asian commercial and residential property is forecasted to grow in the medium term despite an expected sluggish global property market in 2008.

BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Global investment manager BlackRock adjusts the nuts and bolts of its asset allocation alpha fund so that the fund can comfortably ride out the volatile markets.

FPA takes it to the grassroots

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has established the Future Financial Planners Council, made up of the country's key industry players, to raise awareness of the profession among university students.

Plan for Life and AFA award life industry Who's Who

Annuity and insurance heavyweights took centre stage at the Plan For Life / AFA Life Company of the Year 2007 Awards held in Sydney yesterday.

Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Platinum Asset Management yesterday announced a 29 per cent boost in net profit after income tax for the half year ending 31 December, the same period when its Asia Fund was its top performer.

BNY Mellon pursues advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
The adviser market has been singled out as the next hotspot for US bank-backed BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia.

Macq launches Property Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
Macquarie Bank has developed the Macquarie Property Lever, a geared residential property product tailored for self-managed super funds (SMSFs).

Franklin Templeton allies with Vietcombank

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
NYSE-listed global asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Vietcombank Fund Management (VCBF), an investment management firm focused on private equity in Vietnam.