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Bullish on international equities, bearish on bonds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
Two surveys reveal investors are expecting big things from international equities next year though they remain bearish on bonds, but the mixed results for Australian equities suggests divided sentiment on the sector. According to the Russell December ...

DIY funds tail the experts

The latest survey from specialist self-managed super fund (SMSF) admin provider Multiport show that SMSFs have returned 10.1 per cent in the year to September, marginally below the returns of a comparable super fund option, the Rainmaker/Selecting Super ...

Putnam banks on fixed income

Putnam Investments has flagged that fixed income will remain its key focus in 2007 and will herald in next year with a "conservative approach" in case of more rate rises in the US. "We are sceptical about the prospects for Fed rate cuts in coming months ...

XPLAN ranked first by planners

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
A recent report has found that for the second year in a row XPLAN has been ranked the number one planning software provider by financial planners and paraplanners. The 2006 Investment Trends Planner Technology Report found that XPLAN received 44 per ...

More global, more professional: FPSB

The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB), the umbrella body that offers Certified Financial Planners (CFP) certification, is undergoing a major system overhaul that will benefit CFP-accredited financial planners by making their accreditation recognised ...

Asia-Pacific buyouts build a head full of steam: Fitch

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
Following on the coat tails of a worldwide trend, leveraged buyout activity in the Asia-Pacific region is rising rapidly, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch noted that compared to the leveraged buyout plays in the US and Europe the Asia-Pacific is still ...

S&P to rate NZ financials

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2006
Standard & Poor's is set to launch a new relative ratings scheme for New Zealand non-bank finance entities. Standard & Poor's New Zealand Relative Strength Ratings will measure the relative financial strength of New Zealand non-bank finance entities ...

Thomson Financial launches peHub private equity blogsite

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
Thomson Financial, responding to the surge in private equity investment activity, has launched Private Equity Hub, an interactive forum for the private equity venture capitalists, buy-outs professionals and service providers. Thomson Financial said ...

LG teams up with ipac on succession

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006
LG Financial Strategies, a Charter Financial Planning practice, has joined ipac's Equity Partners Program to help solve its succession planning challenges. LG Financial Strategies principal, Rohan Gulasekharam, considered a variety of succession planning ...

Optimum time for super: Mariner

Mariner Financial has appointed its head of technical services, Kate Anderson, to the new role of superannuation and retirement strategist, a critical step as Mariner revs up to introduce new superannuation-related financial planning strategies and ...