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Exotic and unequitable fees on the rise

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
The increase of exotic long-short and absolute return funds has triggered a rise in steep and unequitable fee structures, a cause for concern for some research and ratings houses. Zenith director, David Wright, said unattractive structures that reward ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on a negative lead from Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 22 points at 5,178. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Lonsec rates Mellon's experience

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
Advance Asset Management's Global Alpha Fund has been given a recommended rating by Lonsec following a review of the management team and processes. The fund, managed by Mellon Capital Management Corporation, is a global macro fund predominantly made ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2006
Data released yesterday on lending finance up until July showed that housing finance increased 1.3 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms from the level in June. The value of dwelling purchases for rent or re-sale fell by 10.5 per cent on a seasonally ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on a negative US lead. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was down 22 points at 5,078. Today, Southern Cross Broadcasting and The Warehouse Group release their ...

SMSFs most flexible option post Budget: Mariner

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
Mariner Financial believes that recent Budget changes mean the most flexible way individuals can top up their super over time is through a self-managed super fund (SMSF). Because of the newly introduced cap on undeducted contributions of $150,000 per ...

AXA makes billing easier for advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
AXA's Fee4Advice electronic billing service has been branded a success by the organisation after a survey of advisers revealed widespread satisfaction with the improved tools. Launched in May in partnership with listed e-commerce provider CommSecure ...

Abacus Property to launch hotel fund

In the last 12 months diversified property fund manager Abacus Property Group has steadily built up hotel assets to the tune of $250 million ahead of a new hospitality fund to be launched later this year. "We are just finalising the structure of that ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2006
In a parting note the Reserve Bank of Australia governor, Ian Macfarlane, agreed with financial market forecasts that it was likely that there would be another interest rate hike in either November or December with the economy running at full capacity ...

Symantec turns compliance into revenue

As the financial services industry continues to grapple with rising compliance-related spend, software giant Symantec has announced plans to develop IT solutions that will turn what is traditionally a cost burden into a profit-generating investment. ...