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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket was stronger at noon, up more than two per cent, driven by China's massive economic stimulus plan, which has boosted appetite among local investors for commodity based stocks. Also, the Reserve Bank of Australia has indicated ...

PIS expands dealer group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) expanded its advice network with the addition of corporate superannuation and risk specialist, Arrow Insurance Consultant Services. Steve and Janet Culpitt operate Arrow Insurance Consultant Services and the firm ...

RaboPlus adds BTIM funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
RaboPlus is adding nine BT Investment Management wholesale funds to its platform. The BT Wholesale Asian Shares fund, Core Australian Shares fund, Core Global Share fund, Ethical Share fund, Fixed Interest fund, Focus Australian Share fund, Global Fixed ...

Superfund opens alternatives fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
Superfund Group is launching its Super Alpha Fund 1, providing investors with access to managed futures and market neutral long short strategies that have delivered more than 13 per cent per annum for more than a decade. The fund's strategy is based ...

QIEC Super enhances services

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
QIEC Super improved its financial planning service, added seven more investment choice options and extended its member insurance to remain competitive. From January, the super fund is providing personal financial advice through Queensland Teachers Credit ...

High school fin literacy for Aussies

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
Insurance and super will soon be explained to high school students via a new government and ASIC-led financial literacy resource. Senator Nick Sherry, minister of superannuation and corporate law and Tony D'Aloisio, Australian Securities and Investments ...

Toowoomba planner banned

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Desmond Blinco of Toowomba has been banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission from providing financial services for 15 months after evidence emerged that he is an undischarged bankrupt. ASIC banned Blinco because of his undischarged ...

Credit Agricole enters ETF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Credit Agricole has become the next big name to launch a suite of exchange traded funds (ETFs), providing a suite ETFs to the French market and plans to have $20 billion in assets under management in the product in just over three years. Credit Agricole ...

SRI funds need homework: Lonsec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Research and ratings firm Lonsec warns financial planners to take a closer look at socially responsible investment (SRI) fund screens and recognise their impact on fund performance. The Lonsec Australian and global equity SRI sector review found the ...

Media Super moves away from enhanced cash

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... enhanced cash investing is over for now and the fund intends to stay with a "pure" cash option for the foreseeable future. "Our plan is to leave [the cash] where it is, in a true cash type vehicle. Our philosophy is that people who want cash will get ...