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CFDs close in on share trading

... Hill Australia. Verdouw said, "I think the CFD market is going to explode. People are going to see that it's a simple and easy thing to trade. Of course there are greater risks but the analysis they've done on the raw stock is something they can apply ...

Understand the dependencies and get unit pricing right

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006

... including sub-group impacts." Having strategies for communicating the unit pricing process was also important, he said. "The easy bit is system design and unit price computation but the hard bit is getting the right answer to the investor. The devil ...

Lodestar absolute return fund awarded buy rating

KATE HAGE | WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006

... skills of managers were yet to be properly tested. "The bulk are still deriving returns from beta exposure - they've had an easy ride to now in one way. It's when the downside kicks in that we will see the good absolute return managers from the bad," ...

China growth an uneven story: Keating

... told SIBOS attendees yesterday that China is a "very mixed place in terms of prosperity and opportunity" and dispelled some easy truths about doing business in a region going through an unprecedented growth spurt. "What's happening in China today knows ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL | TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006

... which showed a slow down last week in ABS statistics. The Australian Tax Office continues to stress that it will not be going easy on tax payer bad debts despite the fact that it has allowed for a $2.2 billion bad debt for the 2005-06 financial year ...

Zurich appoints ex-CommInsure risk expert

... the group's plan to grow its life insurance business. "Zurich Australia is committed to making the underwriting process as easy as possible for advisers," he said, and noted that Rule's brief is to lead and develop the national and regional underwriting ...

Super assets surge to $914 billion

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006

... to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, being only $792 billion, and only after growing 18 per cent during the year, it is easy to see the incredibly important role superannuation savings are now playing in Australia's macroeconomy.

Absolutely, positively Naos

... performance fees are subject to how they rate compared to the UBS Warburg Bank Bill Index. "People might say that this index is easy to beat but actually, compared to other indices, it is a persistent and consistent index and that's harder to deliver ...

BT throws gearing into the wrap mix

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006

... financial strategies. BT head of product development, Jeroen Buwalda, said that the BT Geared Wrap was all about making gearing easy to incorporate into an investment plan. "As more investors use gearing to grow their investment portfolio, so too does ...

AXA makes billing easier for advisers

HAMISH MADDEN | THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006

... credit card payments and process BPay transactions. It is also supported by fantastic reporting tools that are intuitive and easy to use," said Simon Wallace, AXA's national compliance and advisory services manager. The system is also compatible with ...

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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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