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Superannuation

AUSCOAL signs on with a burgeoning Bravura

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
Bravura Solutions has announced it has signed an agreement with AUSCOAL Super for the provision of Bravura's employer and member services application ePASS.

Count takes stock of SMSF and reverse mortgages

Dealer group Count has released a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) tool, SUPERCENTRAL, and added reverse mortgages to its list of recommended products.

Comm Bank hedges against rising fuel costs

The Commonwealth Bank has launched a hedging product called the Commonwealth Bank Diesel Index designed to help investors control their fuel costs.

Sydney insurance brokers to stand trial

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
Two former insurance brokers from Sydney based Blundell & Associates will stand trial after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) brought charges relating to fraudulent behaviour.

Independence pays for Frontier

Frontier Consulting will hire at least five more staff this year after winning the largest superannuation asset consulting contract in the country, with $28 billion State Super, thanks to its 'independent advice' business model.

Private equity real estate on FIRE for Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton Investments (FTI) has launched its third Fiduciary International Real Estate (FIRE) Fund, a private equity unlisted real estate investment fund called the FIRE Core Plus.

AMP Capital Investors open to the public

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
AMP Capital Investors is planning to take its business to the retail market in a big way, with a suite of new easy-to-access products and a marketing campaign aimed at giving it a significant new public profile.

Centro looms large with $1bn launch

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
Centro has announced the largest property syndicate ever made available in the Australian market, and with a total value of $1 billion it believes the US-focused property fund might be hitting the market at just the right time.

Budget to pave the way for better advice: Stammer

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
Treasurer Costello's 11th Budget will force financial advisers to focus on investments rather than taxes, attendees at an Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) lunch were told yesterday.

Director pleads guilty to ASIC allegations

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
A former director of Endeavour Funds Management Limited has pleaded guilty to charges of fraudulent behaviour.