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Strong dollar fuels shift to unhedged intl equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Some financial advisers are responding to client demand for their international share investments to be unhedged. "There will be advisers looking at internationals more due to the high Australian dollar but if you are getting research that the dollar ...

Fee-for-service products gain pace

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
With the deadline for proposed fee-for-service regulation closing in, new planning products and services are being launched to help planners handle the transition.E&W Strategic Partners, a boutique business strategy and improvement consultancy, has ...

Invesco makes the case for global REITs

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Nothing pleases the ears of an Australian more than a compliment from an overseas visitor, but the news that our listed property market is the world's most efficient is something of a mixed bag for local investors. "You happen to live in the most transparent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was flat at noon as resources offset losses in the banking sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.1 points at 4,728.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 1.5 points, or 0.03 per ...

What ifs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
It's Veterans Day holiday in the United States - a day celebrating the signing of the Armistice that brought World War I to its formal end. And as the world celebrated the end of the first world war that happened nine decades and two years ago, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Australian markets are expected to open weaker on Friday, as Wall Street fell after a weak outlook from technology giant Cisco weighed on investor concerns about future profits. On the ASX24 at 0613 AEDT, the December share price index contract was ...

Longevity products in early stages

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
In Asian and US markets, longevity and long-term insurance have found strong support yet in Australia, it is an area that remains relatively underexplored. "Longevity is something that is going to become more apparent, particularly managing longevity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was higher in early afternoon trading because of stronger demad for energy and resources stocks after positive data from offshore overnight. At 1214 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.4 points, or 0.54 per cent ...

BlackRock to expand retail arm

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
BlackRock plans to add to staff numbers while expanding its separately managed account (SMA) business next year, said Scott Phillips, BlackRock's head of retail. In response to the recent departures of two members of the research team, Phillips said ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Decisions, decisions. Wall Street closed higher overnight but why do I get a feeling that there's little conviction behind the move? You'll feel the same way too baby if like many investors these days you're looking at the market's performance since ...