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Future Fund offloads Telstra shares

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
... underwritten sale to the investors. According to a media statement, the sell-down is in line with the board's previously stated plan to reduce the portfolio's holding in Telstra in an orderly manner over the medium term and to build a portfolio consistent ...

Bassanese opens ETF consultancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
Economist and AFR columnist David Bassanese is banking on the popularity of exchange traded funds (ETFs) when he set up his new ETF research and consulting business for financial planners and self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees. Bassanese opened ...

Planner appetite for fixed income soar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
CPI-linked bonds are hot on planners' watchlists - but many are still at a loss on how they can best access fixed income investments, according to FIIG Securities. Stephen Hart, head of planner services at FIIG Securities, said while planners are looking ...

AMP FP to move to fee-for-service by June 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
AMP chief executive, Craig Dunn, said at the bank's half-year results presentation this morning its financial planning business will move to a "no commission" remuneration model by June next year. Dunn said Craig Meller, managing director at AMP Financial ...

I feel your pain, literally

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
Taking emotions out of investing is easier said than done so rather than ignore them, planners can help their clients rebuild their financial wealth after the GFC by addressing their emotional wealth too, said a behavioural finance expert. Dr. Frank ...

Perpetual poised to gain market share

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Perpetual outlines its strategies designed to make its products and services more appealing to investors as sentiment towards equities turn more positive and the "dash to cash" comes to an end. Speaking at the company's full year results presentation ...

Van Eyk resigns as executive chair

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Stephen van Eyk, founding director of the company named after him, van Eyk Research, has resigned as executive chair. A statement from the firm said van Eyk resigned for personal reasons. He remains a significant shareholder in the company and will ...

VicSuper and FSS win AIST scholarships

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
Peter Lunt, executive manager investments at VicSuper and Cristina Cifuentes, trustee director of First State Super, have been named the winners of the 2009 AIST Educational Scholarships. The scholarships - valued at $10,000 each and sponsored by Tyndall ...

Gen Y have unrealistic investment expectations: research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
Gen-Y investors expect double-digit returns despite the fact that, on average, they hold a third of their investments in cash and are highly risk-averse, research shows. The RaboPlus sponsored data compiled by Celsius Research surveyed investors with ...

Westpoint auditors get just desserts

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2009
Three KPMG partners have been banned as registered auditors for periods ranging from nine to 24 months following ASIC's crackdown on their roles in the Westpoint collapse. ASIC has accepted enforceable undertakings (EUs) from three partners of KPMG's ...