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Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... that the "...best case you make a fairly measly 17%." US 10-year maturities were trading at around 1.66% at the time. Michael Stokes - "developer of the MarketSci family of trading strategies" - did more number crunching and found that bondholders' actual ...

netwealth creates new national advice group

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... skills and knowledge are shared across the group for the benefit of all our clients," said netwealth managing director Michael Heine. Simon Micallef, head of advice for the new division says the business is specifically pitched as an alternative to the ...

ASIC steps up investigation into SMSF fraud

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... self-managed super fund (SMSFs) advice business accused of misleading investors. Yesterday the Federal Court appointed Michael Gerrard McCann and Robert Graham Killer of Grant Thornton as joint and several provisional liquidators to MOGS, a Queensland ...

So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... billion to aid Cyprus. According to Bloomberg, deputy parliamentary leader of Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party, Michael Fuchs, asked in an interview with BBC Radio 4, "Why should Germans bail out these people and they are not willing to accept ...

NZ Super makes key hires following Datacom investment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has appointed Michael Coomer and Brett Sutton as its representatives on the Datacom board of directors. The appointments follow the fund's recent purchase of a 35% stake in the technology services company. Coomer ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... despite stocks in the United States posting their longest winning streak in more than 16 years. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said a strong rise for Myer shares was a highlight of an otherwise lacklustre open to the day's trading. The ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... per cent lower as the recent good run by global markets shows signs of fizzling out. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said it was a disappointing start for the local market. "We've seen a weak opening in New Zealand that suggests ...

MLC head to leave in NAB executive shake-up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
The National Australia Bank has confirmed the departure of MLC head Steve Tucker in a dramatic shake-up of its executive team. The bank announced a significant restructure in a strategy and technology update released today. Current group executive of ...

Conscious Capital launches Aussie equities fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... so. This is because their mandates force them to invest in only the biggest companies, not necessarily the best," said Michael Levenston, director of operations and marketing at Conscious Capital. "The alternative fee structure has also been well received ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... opened about 0.1 per cent higher, with mining stocks the best performers in early trade. CMC Markets chief strategist Michael McCarthy said it was hard to predict where the market was heading in the short term, given the recent surge here and on overseas ...