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Investor knowledge fuels SMSF growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... plan their retirement. "Three years ago, people wouldn't have a clue about super and now we have people taking an active interest in it particularly management and executives," she said. Programs such as Simpler Super, Better Super and numerous financial ...

Read between the headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... scared of the likely consequences of having a labour market that is operating beyond full capacity - rising inflation and interest rates. Now the media is again scaremongering because the labour market is heading back to its sustainable level? Give me ...

Legalsuper members favour Aussie shares

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... shares while stocks are down, according to legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl. Legalsuper members' heightened interest in Aussie equities reflects similar sentiment across the investment industry, including fund managers and asset consultants. ...

Confidence yardstick rises

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... the turnaround in confidence comes at a time when most, if not all, of the Central Banks around the world have lowered interest rates or handed hundred-billion dollar bail-outs to the financial sector, particularly in the US. "The rebound in confidence ...

Janus banks on maths for success

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... to win mandates this year. John Landau, head of Australian operations at Janus Capital, there's been "a lot of strong interest" across Janus and Enhanced Investment Technologies' product range in Australia, both from local and overseas institutional ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace. To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - ...

Dealer groups bank on strong balance sheets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... put out some guidance in our AGM that said we're traveling quite well, with 90 per cent of last year's earnings before [interest, tax, depreciation and amortization] EBITDA, that's around $10 million of EBITDA coming through so we're strongly cashflow ...

State Street scores $1bn mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... made it more naturally fit in the alternative assets portfolio," it noted. APFC also announced changes to the short-term interest rate proxy for certificate of deposits purchased through the fund's Alaska CD program. These CDs are purchased from US Treasury ...

Snowball buys FP and super businesses

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... The deal was completed using the group's banking facility and is expected to add more than $400,000 in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in its first year to the Snowball balance sheet. Snowball's South Australian ...

Vanguard launches gov bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
... non-government bonds. "This Fund offers an option for investors looking for a very high level of security in the fixed interest component of their portfolio and enables investors the ability to plan with certainty their allocation to government and non-government ...