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IOOF rationalises and re-brands dealer group

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
IOOF is combining its two existing dealer groups to create a new dealer group offering, Consultum Financial Advisers, set to hit the market in October. Existing brands Winchcombe Carson and Financial Partnership will be integrated under the new banner ...

Biotech looms as boom sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
The biotech sector is emerging as a sunrise opportunity for investors who have an eye on the long term, looking for very strong capital gains. "Biotech is all about the use of biological processes to create commercial products," said Brad Ross-Sampson ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
Woodside Petroleum chairman, Charles Goode, has announced that the energy producer is likely to soon get approval to supply the Californian market with LNG via specially designed ships which will anchor off the US coast and then pump the gas through ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open lower on a weak lead from Wall St. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0735 AEST, the September share price index contract was down seven points to 4,895. Today, Leighton Holdings, Bendigo Bank and United Group will ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
Continued good jobs growth of 150,000 over the last quarter, the second most healthy increase on record, caused overall employment to fall to 4.8 per cent, the lowest level since 1976. Employment rose by 50,700 in July - 27,100 were full-time jobs and ...

Sporting sponsorships do not breach sole purpose: Freehills

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
Super funds sponsoring sporting teams is more a question about how trustees manage their fund rather than being about the sole purpose test. Peggy Haines, partner with leading legal firm Freehills, speaking at the annual Fund Executives Association ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
The share market is expected to open higher following a positive US lead triggered by a sharp fall in the oil price, which overshadowed terrorist fears. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 12 points at 4,916. ...

Bluestone making aged care bonds affordable

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
Bluestone Equity Release has launched a new product to assist retirees in funding residential aged care accommodation bonds by using the equity in their family homes, while also resisting any rise to its fixed-for-life product despite last week's 25 ...

Investors chase REITs for double-whammy returns

A growing number of investors are buying into real estate investment trusts (REITs) not just for yield but also for capital growth, according to Pengana's head of alternative strategies distribution Damien Hatfield. "There's been a subtle change in ...

New Sydney FOHF entrant wins global award

A European fund of hedge funds (FOHF) manager that's just set up an office in Sydney has bagged the coveted Global Investor Investment Excellence Award handed out in London last month. The 105-year old award winning hedge fund group, Stenham Asset Management ...