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Julius Baer and Aurora offer fixed interest

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
Aurora Funds Management has partnered with Swiss giant Julius Baer to launch an Australian fixed interest fund as a feeder into the huge Julius Baer fixed interest pool of funds. The Aurora Absolute Return Fund is open to institutional investors in ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... per cent (public sector) in the December quarter. The recent report should temper market speculation about further RBA interest rate hikes this year, especially given the recent drop in consumer confidence. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer confidence ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... Westpac/Melbourne Institute May consumer sentiment survey will be released, the first such survey to encompass this month's interest rate hike and the budget tax cuts. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as lackluster results from retailers overshadowed inflation ...

Associations need to raise standards themselves: Pearce

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... existing regulation," he said. Pearce also congratulated the FPA on introducing principles for managing conflicts of interest that will be adopted by members from July this year. "I know the FPA is doing a good job and that its member are not wishing ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... US securities and could ultimately become a problem for the US, particularly in light of expectations of forthcoming interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank. Foreign investors in US securities are currently being hammered ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... cent, in their biggest one-day drop in nearly two years, as sharp losses in overseas markets weighed on sentiment and interest rate fears knocked banking and property shares lower. The Hang Seng index ended at 16,494.84, down 407.01 points. WELLINGTON ...

Count takes stock of SMSF and reverse mortgages

... projections." Meanwhile, the group has also added reverse mortgages to its recommended product list. "Due to strong consumer interest and a changing marketplace, we have chosen a panel of lenders with quality and cost-effective products. Count advisers ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
Interest rate concerns dominated last week's trading activity after the US Federal Reserve, as expected, announced another 25 basis point tightening in monetary policy, taking the federal funds rate target to 5 per cent. Investors' concerns were not ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
... Kong stocks slid almost one and a half per cent, the biggest one day slide in more than seven weeks, as fears of further interest rate rises amid high oil and commodity prices hurt overseas markets. The Hang Seng index closed at 16,901.85, down 238.93 ...

Independence pays for Frontier

... provide implemented consulting or have their own managed fund products, which could potentially lead to conflicts of interest. "We want to provide quality investment advice in a conflict-free environment. We've been doing that in the last six years and ...