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Defensive fixed income wins

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... that in the last 12 to18 months the firm has been communicating with advisers on the pitfalls of investing in certain high risk private debt, hybrid or high yield products. "We believed that the fixed income markets weren't offering a lot of returns ...

Credit Suisse slapped with $12m fine

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... Structured Credit Group (SCG) within Credit Suisse's Investment Banking Division. The group specialised in complex, high risk structured products. "It is imperative, particularly in more challenging financial conditions, that firms have in place appropriate ...

ASX firms snub climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... companies linked the climate change strategy to board or senior management remuneration. From those firms identified as high risk, 39 per cent disclosed absolute Greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions data and 19 per cent could disclose normalised data. Yet ...

ASIC bans unlicensed Westpoint adviser

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... on Westpoint products. The regulator found Sheppard did not appropriately advise clients that Westpoint products were high risk and were not guaranteed between November 2002 and September 2003. ASIC found Sheppard's clients, who were predominantly based ...

Mums-and-dads want investing made simple

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... More importantly, mums-and-dads tend to stick with what they are familiar with. "If an investor has always been into high risk investments, they will look for similar funds when they're looking for new ones. They will not be as interested in a fund that ...

Shares in the black despite the bears

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... lie ahead. This all means that a fall back to new lows in shares at some point over the next three to six months is a high risk." But Oliver is upbeat that "by year end, shares are likely to be back on to a sustainable rising trend supported by very ...

Ken Done sues over $53m bad advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... $61.5 million in their trust fund. Instead the couple only have just $8 million because their portfolio were invested in high risk investments.

Retirees short on yield

... population is entering retirement, which has placed pressure on fixed income assets and driven the emergence of high yield, high risk products. "Ironically, strong share markets which are usually the preserve of growth orientated investors, could provide ...

Seniors vote against Westpoint

... three point plan, including more financial literacy initiatives, to prevent senior investors from losing their money on high risk debentures such as Westpoint, Australian Capital Reserve (ACR) and Fincorp. "We are calling on both parties to implement ...

Emerging markets a safe bet: Mobius

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Fundamental improvements to emerging markets mean they are no longer the high risk, unstable economies they used to be and ripe for investment, according to Templeton Asset Management's executive chairman Mark Mobius. Mobius said strong GDP growth ...

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Australian Retirement Trust people chief to depart

ELIZABETH FRY
Australian Retirement Trust has confirmed the departure of chief people officer Helen Jackson, who will leave at the end of the financial year.

SSGA loses $2.4bn in two months

KARREN VERGARA
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) suffered $2.4 billion in net outflows over the last two months of 2023, the majority of which hit its Australian and international equities products.

AFCA seeks industry feedback on approaches

ELIZA BAVIN
The financial complaints authority is asking the industry for feedback on how it approaches issues and reaches decisions.

Apex, ACA partner to broaden client services

ANDREW MCKEAN
Apex Group and ACA Group have formed a partnership to offer their clients a wider range of services.

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