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IWL's trading platform in your pocket

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
IWL's online stockbroking business, Sanford Securities, has taken share trading mobile with the launch of Australia's first dedicated mobile share trading website for both 2G and 3G internet-enabled mobile phones and PDA's. Know as 'Sanford2GO', the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
The Australian sharemarket had recovered at noon after trading in negative territory in early morning trade, with the banking sector providing much of the propping up. At 1208 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 17.4 points higher to 6671.7 and ...

Intech shifts focus to after-tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
Skandia's investment and consulting division Intech has added a new structure to its $1.8 billion multi-manager Australian Shares Active Trust, focusing on boutiques and after-tax returns. The shift to boutiques comes after Intech's own research suggested ...

Microcap a winning formula at Cygnet

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
A fund manager who returned 73 per cent p.a. after fees for his clients last year is to manage a new fund that focuses on microcap stocks. Jonathan Rosham, co-founder of microcap specialist Cygnet Capital, will run Cygnet Microcap opportunity fund using ...

Another DIY take on home ownership

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
With housing affordability continuing to deteriorate, one of the country's largest banks has come up with a way to get mums-and-dads access to residential property investments without the stamp duty costs nor the tenancy headaches. Westpac Residential ...

ASIC appoints new commissioner

Outgoing Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner Jeffrey Lucy takes up a post at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as a partner at Mallesons Stephen Jaques steps into his shoes. Lucy has taken up the role of part-time ...

Dollar for dollar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Despite the doom and gloom coming from the mouths of former Fed Chief Alan Greenspan and Federal Reserve officials, Wall Street's record-breaking performance overnight jettisoned the Australian share market into uncharted territory at today's open. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
The Australian share market remained in record territory at noon, propelled upwards by the big miners and major banks, after stronger markets in the United States. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 36.9 points to 6575.0 and had ...

Generation fund gets three-stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
The Generation Global Sustainability fund has received a three-star rating from Standard & Poor's and an "approved" recommendation from Zenith. The fund is distributed exclusively in Australia by Colonial First State (CFS). It is managed by US-based ...

The many faces of income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
Retirees should diversify their income portfolios because income-type products are not like they used to be. Bruce Murphy, head of distribution at Macquarie Funds Management, urged investors to go back to the basics of income investing and start questioning ...