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Market woes cause adviser headache

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... Spooner, chief market analyst from CMC Markets said the decline was caused by a reduction in earnings forecasts thanks to a poorer outlook for economic growth. He pointed to the high Australian dollar, the slow resumption of coal exporting following ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... wire," Mr Smith said. "Will they play this right to the end or will common sense prevail? That's my question." Among the poorer performing sectors was energy stocks, down 1.63 per cent according to Iress data, while financials stocks had backpedalled ...

Industry funds, independent platforms stand up for FOFA reforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... industry parties lobbying to dilute the announced package," he wrote. "Those pushing these measures, aimed at delivering a poorer system for consumers but a better system for themselves, should expect a counter-response to further strengthen the package." ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... flat, but slipped into negative territory during the morning with broad-based weakness across the major sectors. Among the poorer-performing sectors, healthcare companies were down 0.97 per cent, and industrial stocks were 0.75 per cent lower, according ...

Super funds urge MySuper rethink

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... proposals are passed, the concentration on fees will push more towards passive management, which could ultimately lead to poorer asset allocation and sub-optimal performance for members. Lachlan Baird, chief executive officer, Prime Super, fears that ...

IML Future Leaders posts 25pc return

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... higher risk and more cyclical stocks gaining the most, This trend was reversed later in the year and many of the gains in poorer quality stocks proved short lived," noted the report. "In this environment the fund was able to hold its gains better than ...

Standard Life fined $4m for bad marketing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... investors' holding prior to the drop in valuations. The firm also contacted existing customers that were identified as holding poorer quality marketing material to find out if any further compensation was needed. Standard Life Assurance fully cooperated ...

Retirement worries worse than job loss

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... came in second, with 82 per cent of members satisfied and largely satisfied with their chosen funds. With high fees and poorer performance compared with public and not-for-profit funds in the last year hampering the retail sector, around 65 per cent ...

Tax and dividend boost at OptiMix

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... pursuing alpha objectives can often compromise the tax and income objectives of the multi-manager portfolio, resulting in poorer after tax returns, noted an ING statement. TDOS is an overlay on the multi-manager portfolio that optimises the tax and income ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... is both good and bad in the A$'s appreciation. Just be careful you don't wish that it rises beyond the reach of our now poorer developed country peers.