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INVESCO passes chief baton to O'Brien

... Alliance Capital and Bernstein. As for INVESCO, O'Brien said he will stick to the group's business strategy, which is to focus on the major asset classes, import the best of Invesco's global capabilities and to beef up both retail and institutional offerings. ...

Committed to Asia: Fidelity

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2006
Fidelity kicked off its Asia focused roadshow yesterday, stressing it maintained its confidence in the Asian region in spite of recent geo-political tensions and global market corrections that have left some investors feeling gun shy. Fidelity global ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
The share market should open stronger today after a sharp fall in crude oil prices led to gains on Wall Street overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 36 points to 4933.0 at 0712 AEST. Today the Westpac-Melbourne ...

Active managers still outperforming index: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
Navigator's most recent Australian equity sector review revealed that most active managers continue to outperform index managers, with those focusing on small caps and growth style investing getting the lion's share of returns. While Navigator's research ...

XPLAN scores again

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2006
... XPLAN." Andrew Walsh, general manager of XPLAN Technology, said XPLAN allowed businesses to leverage greater efficiencies and focus more energy on their core business. "Supporting AI&FP's client-advice objective is the core requirement, which is to provide ...

Lo-doc lending headaches

Are lo-doc loans too high maintenance? While the Big Four banks have all jumped on the lo-doc bandwagon, consulting firm Deloitte said other finance groups are starting to question the business model behind non-conforming loans. Lo-doc loans or non-conforming ...

Cutting super benefit taxes affordable: IAA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2006
Despite complaints from some industry experts that the Budget tax reforms were unaffordable, the Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAA) has released research arguing the proposals will have only a minimal impact on government revenues. "The apparent ...

TOWER to use Russell for MTM

... Russell Investment Group to manage its $2.6 billion multi-manager (MTM) investment portfolio, signalling TOWER's move to focus solely on distribution and so leave the manufacturing to Russell. "We'll leave the investment side to Russell. We see ourselves ...

Navigator adds lucky seven

... and that they were chosen because of their specific sector strategies such as in private equity, fixed income and yield focus as well as emerging and developing sectors such as global property. The funds will be available via Navigator's Personal Investment ...

Depreciation changes boost property investment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
... though these rule changes also reinforce why investors, whether investing in property, shares or managed funds, should always focus on after-tax returns regardless of what the headline gross-returns may be. This focus has been championed recently by ...