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AMP saves more in pension

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
More than 800,000 super members under AMP's Flexible Lifetime Super can now save as much as $110,000 more for their retirement by using AMP's transition to retirement (TTR) strategy alongside the group's newly-launched Pension Refresh option.

No sale for Suncorp

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Suncorp chairman John Story has confirmed that discussions around the sale of the firm's banking and wealth management arms have ended for now.

Investors question direct property valuations

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Criticism that some funds and their managers use supposedly artificial unlisted property valuations to bolster portfolio returns illustrates how different groups of investors have fundamentally contrasting views about how to interact with the property ...

Instreet calls on expertise for funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Instreet is using the global expertise of Schroders and BlackRock to provide investors with access to cheap global securities and commodities via two new funds.

Fidelity gears for reflation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Fidelity International has rejigged its asset allocation - buying more US equities and government bonds - to prepare its portfolios for a market that is moving into the reflation stage of the economic cycle.

KPMG under fire on Westpoint audit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Financial watchdog ASIC is suing accountancy firm KPMG over its auditing of companies in the Westpoint Group, a move that renews investor hopes to recover as much as $200 million lost when Westpoint collapsed.

CFS eyes fundamental indexing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Colonial First State has partnered with US-based fundamental indexing experts Research Affiliates in a bid to upgrade its multi manager portfolio.

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
It's time to invest in Australian shares and stop waiting on the sidelines for volatility to subside, according to Paul Fiani, Australian shares boutique managing director.

Macq inv lending sale won't hit Lever

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Macquarie Bank's decision to sell its $3 billion investment lending arm is not expected to affect its Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) leveraged property product, Property Lever.

AREITs damaged by exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Many listed property trusts (LPTs) fell out of investor's favour because they changed from being from stable, income-producing trusts to highly geared, complex products - but experts believe there's life in the sector yet, just not in its current form.