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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conveyed its disappointment over progress towards budget tightening in the United States, Japan, Brazil and Europe. While it lauded moves by Germany, France, Britain and Spain towards deficit reduction, it ...

Ratings firm expands fund coverage

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... coverage beyond the US to provide analyst research reports and ratings to CEF-equivalents such as investment trusts in the United Kingdom and listed investment companies in Australia. The research has set its sights on covering about 100 CEFs traded ...

When good is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... It's up about 2 per cent against the US dollar since the start of the year. People are buying euros! Maybe it's up to the United States of America to settle the score once and for all. Then again... maybe not. There are two major market moving items ...

Tax reforms bolster local funds management

MEDIA RELEASES  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... engaging domestic investment advisers." It will align Australia's taxing rules with international practice, such as the United Kingdom's Investment Manager Exemption. The new regime addresses a key finding of the Johnson Report - that the tax law discouraged ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... measured by the MSCI World Index (in local currency terms), produced a 7.8 per cent gain in 2010. A summer lull in the United States and renewed concerns over contagion from the European sovereign debt crisis sent international equities lower by mid-year. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... 11, 2011. In equities, National Australia Bank Ltd, Elders Ltd, and Orica Ltd hold annual general meetings. In Sydney, United Airlines chief executive Jeff Smisek addresses a National Aviation Press Club lunch. On Wednesday, the Australian stock market ...

Advisers must unite against AusFin

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling on the profession to stand strong and united following the launch on 2 December of a powerful new group calling itself the Australian Financial Integrity Network (AusFin). AusFin counts amongst ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... market has lost some of its early gains but remains higher at noon as stocks follow positive leads from markets in the United States and Europe. At 1201 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.3 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 4,696.5, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... China, positive comments from the president of the European Central Bank and strong private sector employment data in the United States. "They're the three flashpoints of the world economy," he said. "If you get positive comments or data in unison, then ...

IOOF awards Legg Mason $100m small caps mandate

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
IOOF has given Legg Mason a $100 million Australian small companies mandate after consolidating its United Funds Management and MultiMix assets into a single portfolio. Dan Farmer of IOOF said what appealed to them was Legg Mason's stable and experienced ...