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ING scores top marks in service

Financial services provider ING has been rated Australia's top fund manager for quality of customer service, according to a survey by ACNielsen.

Zenith gives Centro the thumbs up

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
Zenith Investment Partners has given the Centro Direct Property Fund International a recommended rating after reviewing the product.

NAB wary of private equity but keen to play

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
National Australia Bank's institutional banking arm, nabCapital, will continue to do private equity work, despite the view within the bank that the higher level of activity in private equity was increasing its risk profile.

Global pension fund assets hit A$30 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
Global institutional pension fund assets in the 11 major markets have more than doubled over the past decade to reach A$30 trillion, according to Watson Wyatt's Global Pension Assets Study.

Save money, save water: X Inc

As interest in climate change and the long-running drought gather pace, mortgage aggregator X Inc Finance has joined the green campaign through a $500 Watercare rebate.

Solid stock picks in 2007: Ord Minnett

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
Ord Minnett has released its top stock picks for 2007, underlined by some key market and environmental factors.

MEB warns on reverse mortgages

Members Equity Bank, the bank owned by super funds, has warned consumers against using reverse mortgage products, claiming that financial planners will use equity release-type products to boost their incomes.

BT setting a new course in alternatives

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
BT Financial has almost doubled its multi-manager alternative assets allocation and seeded a new AQR fund, which contributes uncorrelated alpha to the portfolio while reducing overall risk.

Equity Trustees rebrands super business

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
Equity Trustees has announced a change of name for its Wealthpac Australia superannuation business.

Big plans for Adelaide Managed Funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2007
Adelaide Bank's wealth management division, Adelaide Managed Funds, will enter the structured products market later this month when it begins marketing a product dubbed the Protected Global Opportunities Fund.