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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2004
In Sydney today the sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher as solid gains on the US markets are expected to flow through to the local bourse. The December share price index contract, a key indicator for the day ahead, was 10 points firmer at ...

Four stars to Merrill Lynch's monthly income fund: ASSIRT

Following the strong demand in income funds ASSIRT has taken a forward looking view in awarding Merrill Lynch's income fund a four star rating. Although ASSIRT believes the fund's size does not yet allow for diversification benefits, based on the strong ...

Morry's best of breed

Morningstar has given Australian share portfolio BGI a highly recommended rating stating the strategy remains one of the best of its breed and lead manager Morry Waked and his team employ proven methods in picking winning stocks. On a peer-relative ...

Navigator offers more choice

... committed to offering a broad selection of investment types for all investors, regardless of their particular investment focus."

Perennial builds new equities mandate

The Queensland Building Union Superannuation Scheme (BussQ) has awarded Perennial Growth Management a $50 million growth style Australian equities mandate. The BussQ appointment has contributed to a 30 per cent growth in funds for Perennial Growth since ...

NAB wins from advice driven financial planning

National Australia Financial Planning (NAFP) has achieved a 26 per cent increase in revenue and an average productivity gain of 21 per cent since implementing their new advice focused business model in April 2003. NAFP have reaped the rewards from introducing ...

New president for ICA

... introduction of initiatives like the revised General Insurance Code of Conduct. Hawker outlined "in the year ahead the ICA will focus on using the new code to further enhance service standards, finalising the collection of comprehensive insurance statistics ...

Deceptive bonds

... commonwealth and semi-government bonds it was in the past. Once the bond component of the portfolio is complete investors then focus all their attention on growth assets. "Such an approach has two serous flaws, one affects the risk in their total portfolio ...

Morningstar take on Macquarie Australian equities

Morningstar has attributed an investment grade rating to Macquarie's equity strategy saying, "while its quant-based strategy's competitive, it is not entirely convincing". Macquarie's strategy is underpinned by valuation and momentum models allowing ...

In the end it's all about relationships

Today's banking environment is all about relationships according to latest research from East & Partners. In a highly competitive and sophisticated market commercial customers are now demanding more from their bankers and it's not about products, it's ...