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Past performance is misleading advertising: ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
... particular reference to a recent BT Financial Group advertisement, with a headline asking rhetorically, "Past performance isn't a reliable indicator of future performance, is it?" accompanied by data on past performance showing healthy returns. ASIC ...

Compliance alone doesn't make the grade

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2006
... satisfactorily. It probably did a good job of that, but somewhere and somehow the problems still exist. "Now if the model isn't falling over at the licensee level, and it isn't falling over at the RSO level, the implication is that it's falling over ...

Tread carefully in listed property: Perennial

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... opportunistic frontier, with expected sweeping property securitisation feeding the hungry investment hordes. But the landscape isn't all sure under foot, said Perennial. Speaking at the Perennial Global Listed Property update, managing director and portfolio ...

True high conviction means big positions: Peters MacGregor

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... taking it to financial planners now, telling them what we do," said Craigie. But if a truly long-term high conviction style isn't right for a particular investor, there are plenty of other funds. "We don't try to be all things to all people."

Common sense rules in portfolio construction

... managing portfolios but they are a rare breed. "Using the particular metrics that are often used to support [these] claims isn't going to get you there." In the end, Christie urged private investors to trust their common sense. "Diversify, develop a ...

Slam the door on unlicensed advisers: ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
... of stating the obvious, the fact that consumers continue to get hurt by dealing with unlicensed advisers means the message isn't getting through to everyone, a concern for ASIC. "I want to help people to better protect themselves, be informed and take ...

More aware but unlikely to switch super: CARE

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... sought superannuation advice from their employer in the last six months. "Although the extent of information sought by staff isn't clear, the law clearly prevents employers from giving financial advice." Another key finding was that 78 per cent of respondents ...

Ord Minnett launches focused international equities product

... major indices: the Europe Eurostoxx 50, the UK's FTSE 100, the Japan's Nikkei 225 and Korea's S&P 500. He explained, "This isn't a managed fund but a structured product which gives a 90 percent principal protection at its three year maturity." In other ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2006
... McGuigan Simeon, Green's Foods, Perpetual, SFE Corp and Macquarie Leisure Trust all releasing first half earnings. If that isn't enough Austar, Macquarie Airports, MYOB, Alinta Infrastructure Holdings and Lihir Gold are revealing full year results. Also ...

Ezy Banking shows direct-selling is tough

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2005
... Bank's accumulated losses on Woolworths Ezy Banking exceed $100 million. And even though this brand is now profitable, CommBank isn't divulging any financial information on the alliance. When established in 1999, CommBank's goal for the Woolworths Ezy ...