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Superannuation

Future Fund on the defense

The $51 billion Future Fund has dipped its toes in the equity and property markets but the bulk of its portfolio remains in cash, the fund's latest investment update reveals.

New era for investment analysts

The unprecedented demand for alternative investments in the past two years has turned the world of the investment analyst completely upside down and has inspired the industry's leading experts to go back to "school" to teach the new rules.

Investment infrastructure needs upgrade: ACSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Australia must update its investment infrastructure and abolish some taxes to attract more foreign investors, according to a custodial expert.

CFDs to act as shield: CMC

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Contract for difference (CFD) provider CMC Markets ups its stake in the financial planning industry and self directed self-managed super funds (SMSF) investors with the launch of its Shield Account product.

Q Invest targets professionals

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Queensland-based Q Invest - the jointly owned financial advice firm of QSuper and QIC - is targeting time-poor, asset-rich professionals with its latest private clients service.

G'day Vietnam

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
A Vietnamese investment company with a 20 per cent plus target return is set to list in Australia, offering local investors access to the second fastest growing economy in Asia.

Genus Cap appoints RBC Dexia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Global custodian RBC Dexia Investor Services is on the move as it recently added Vancouver-based Genus Capital Management as its latest client to its Canadian portfolio.

Ray White targets instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Ray White Invest, the investment management division of the real estate giant, is repositioning itself to offer products suited for institutional investors.

Councils take action on CDOs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
Rage and accusations are now rearing their ugly heads as embattled councils attempt to recoup their losses from sub-prime backed CDO investments, but the crisis could spark a government rethink on how councils should invest their funds.

NZ Super in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund posted a negative return over the six-month period to December last year, citing continued global equity market volatility.