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Daily unit pricing not the answer: Henaghan

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008

Pricing assets daily is counter intuitive to a super fund's aim of generating long term returns, according to Sean Henaghan from AMP Capital Investors. Henaghan, an investment director at the global investment firm, told an Investment Management Consultants ...

Filled half-empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008

The Australian economy grew by 0.1 per cent in the third quarter - the slowest since December 2000. Is the glass half-full? Or is it half-empty? Gauging from the headlines that followed the release of the Australian National Accounts, the domestic economy's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008

The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained overnight, although weaker metals prices could limit gains from the miners. At 0802 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index futures contract was ...

Frontier hires analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008

... funds. Allison Hill, Frontier Investment Consulting senior consultant, said the Lee's expertise in hedge funds provided the focus for him at Frontier. This appointment follows the appointment of Chris Coulhurst as an analyst in the infrastructure division ...

Que sera, sera

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008

Roll out the printing presses. Cutting the Federal funds target rate below 1 per cent is certainly feasible. This was the statement delivered by US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in his speech before the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008

... The Australian sharemarket was down nearly three per cent at noon, with the big miners weighing on the local bourse. The focus this afternoon will be on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which is expected to cut interest rates again. At 1217 AEDT ...

Planners ignore property for profit

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008

Some planners have been ignoring investment property to focus primarily on the equity markets in a bid to fatten their bottom lines, claims Bannister Mansfield. Gavin Murphy, director of the Sydney-based financial planning firm, said many financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008

... to open weaker, after US and European stocks plunged on a declaration that the US officially is in recession, before the focus at home turns to the next interest rate cut, expected later today. At 0800 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December ...

Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008

... projections that broadly 80 per cent of the population will still rely on government-funded aged pension when they retire, the focus should be on how to make sure that the right aged pension will be available come retirement. There's this misconception ...

Zenith ranks Martin Currie and Franklin Templeton

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008

... stock, its correlation to the market and to existing portfolio holdings. The Franklin Global fund is growth biased with a focus on identifying companies with the ability to grow shareholder value over medium to longer term periods. However it is also ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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