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IRESS turbocharges Xplan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... provide up to date information to their clients. Through the SuperSolver tool, advisers are able to analyse specific super plan costs and intangible features. SuperSolver can specifically calculate the fee impact across multiple funds which can then ...

Asian property under the microscope: AEW

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
There is more to running a global property portfolio than just buying REIT shares as you have to be involved on the ground and be an active player to identify the right deals inside nuance-filled regional markets, according to a Singapore property expert. ...

Sub-prime chewing up financials

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
While the sub-prime mortgage monster continues gnawing away at financial stocks, oil is boiling towards $100 a barrel and China is snatching wads of its foreign cash reserves away from the green back. The US financial sector is still suffering a sub-prime-mauling ...

Macq launches retail fusion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Riding on the popularity of its Fusion Fund series, Macquarie Financial Products Management has released another version, but this time available to retail investors. The product is open until November 30 and consists of 22 underlying managed funds ...

Volatility fails to dampen super returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Recent volatility has failed to dent long-term superannuation returns, with five-year default fund average returns topping 12 per cent for the first time since funds started reporting monthly, according to the latest monthly SelectingSuper Default Option ...

KNM appoints wealth head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... focussed its operations in insurance is seeking to extend its service. "The board of KNM recently articulated a five year plan to grow the business through a broad mix of financial services not only in Queensland but also through New South Wales and ...

Mortgage stress hits record levels

... with strong domestic expenditure price pressure and rising petrol prices." To ease the stress, North suggested a five-point plan which includes addressing land release for new properties on the urban fringe; reducing local authority land and development ...

IWL enters MA ring

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
IWL has entered the increasingly crowded managed accounts space with its new portfolio administration and tax reporting system, Virtual Broker Wrap. The product merges the company's wholesale Echelon portfolio administration and tax software with their ...

Emerging markets a safe bet: Mobius

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Fundamental improvements to emerging markets mean they are no longer the high risk, unstable economies they used to be and ripe for investment, according to Templeton Asset Management's executive chairman Mark Mobius. Mobius said strong GDP growth ...

Pass the paracetamol

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
As nabCapital's Robert Henderson puts it, "those post-Melbourne Cup day hang-overs are about to get a lot worse for mortgage holders", and there is still a good chance of more interest rate headaches over Christmas. The Reserve Bank of Australia in ...