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Lofty A$ supports offshore ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
The high Aussie dollar (AUD) is leading to more active use of ETFs as investors seek to use the strong currency to tap markets outside Australia and gain access to a broader set of industrial sectors. Mark Oliver, head of iShares Australia said that ...

Bond boom or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
We've peered through the Hole and we saw something - we think. Now it's the Europeans turn. Yes Virginia, the Europeans are back in town! And yes, Virginia, we can tell because we're hearing the same rhetoric from the usual suspects being replayed on ...

Retail investors buy hybrids despite dangers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
While non-retail investors avoid buying hybrid securities, retail investors and their advisers chase after the alluring high yields of these complex products without seriously considering the high level of risks involved, according to an industry professional. ...

Loss "disappointing": Austock

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
Austock Group has reported a full year after tax loss of $16 million, blaming one-off costs from the sale of its securities business and regulations which tied up capital. Austock lost $10.7 million through its securities business, which it sold to ...

So where's the QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant." - Robert McCloskey By now you would have read the various and myriad of interpretations to US Federal Reserve Chairman ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer amid broad-based gains as local market players looked past a poor night on Wall Street. At 1031 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.6 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,328.3 points, while the broader ...

IAG board member steps down

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Insurance Australia Group board member of six years, Phillip Colebatch, has retired from his position. Insurance Australia Group chairman Brian Schwartz said he thanks Philip for his contribution over almost six years, during a time of significant change ...

WA closures signal mining boom end: Veda

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Western Australia's economic engine is losing steam while the eastern states appear to have regained economic momentum via new business openings during the past 12 months, according to new insights by data intelligence company, Veda. Veda's latest data ...

ClearView positive about CCP takeover offer

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
The board of ClearView Wealth has entered into an implementation agreement with CCP BidCo after it made an increased takeover offer of five cents extra per share, following a rejection of its initial offer some three weeks ago. CCP BidCo, an entity ...

J.P. Morgan launches risk measure tool

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) has launched a risk analysis product designed for Australian superannuation funds working to comply with guidance on the disclosure of investment risk, in the new Shorter Product Disclosure Statements. ...