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Garvan FP adds three

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... "Trust and transparency is a critical part of my business model and it was important that my chosen licensee shared similar values," said Battistella. Mark McNeany, McNeany Financial Services principal and Chris Steiger, Vertex Group principal, said ...

Fear is the poison apple

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... Research in The Financial/Economic Dichotomy in Social Behavioral Dynamics: The Socionomic Perspective notes that financial values are often not derived from reasoning but from herding behaviour. Should a spark of fear ignite, a wave of investor panic ...

High rates pose threat to direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... retail side of things, he said. But Higgins is optimistic about direct property and the sector as a whole. The underlying values of property remain solid, he says, and investors' appetite for unlisted property has far from waned. "As long as we keep ...

Property back to fair value

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... to fair value," he said. The UK and European markets have recently been factoring a 20 to 25 percent reduction in market values and the US markets are following suit - primary reasons behind the underperformance of the sector as a whole. Tim Hannon ...

ESSSuper to offer fin planning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... financial planning service. ESSSuper is seeking to partner with a financial planning organisation that displays the same values and processes, Boucher said. This month, Tim Holding, Victorian minister for finance, approved legislation to allow ESSSuper ...

India: a country within a country

ALEX DUNNIN REPORTING FROM MUMBAI AND NEW DELHI AT THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... thousands of dollars and in-turn this is fuelling property development as residents become tempted to sell out to harvest the values of their appreciating real estate. This is in stark contrast to India's history of rental controls under formerly socialist ...

Brakes on reverse mortgages

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... to a growth rate of 15.5 per cent from 2007. Ingemarsson said wide spread insufficient retirement funds, rising property values and an aging population with encouraging health allowing them to be more active in their retirement would provide growth opportunities ...

Responsible investing gains momentum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... supported the principles-based approach. This development is also leading to three distinct RI sub-segments. The first is values-lead or specialist funds, commonly known as ethical or socially and responsible investing (SRI). The second is for alpha-enhancing ...

Exposure to alternatives raises risks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... this fashion," Warren said. He said illiquid assets have negative elements including high transaction costs, unknown asset values and the potential inability for sellers to find a buyer if markets are underperforming. In light of this, Warren said illiquid ...

Singapore's wealthy to defy global downturn

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... trade and tourism since 2004 have allowed Singapore to produce strong economic growth and sharp increases in its equity values.