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ASIC warns CFD providers on margin calls, disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... ASIC chairman, told a press conference in Sydney that there was an issue with television ads that target the mass retail market touting CFDs. The contracts were becoming increasingly popular with mum-and-dad investors but ASIC has taken the view that ...

HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
HSBC has launched a new structured investment product to provide retail investors with capital protected exposure to equities in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The HSBC 100+ Series China Region Investment II is a five-year product, launched at the start ...

AMP embeds AXA management into new structure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
AMP again vowed to put quality financial advice at its heart after establishing a new eight division business structure for AMP Financial Services (AFS). AMP has put a new management team in place, effective August 1, ahead of its results announcement ...

Certitude partners with Threadneedle on global fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... formed after Certitude completed a 12 month review of 4000 funds in search of the ideal fund to introduce to the retail market. "We needed active managers that showed genuine consistency and outperformed benchmarks for at least a seven year time frame," ...

AUI banking on insto retirement capital

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... and is looking to super funds for $200 million in the long run. While insisting that AUI remains committed to the retail market, wholesale and institutional investors have become the prime target to help get the retirement village fund up and running. ...

ING IM deal sees UBS climb the ranks

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... distribution of our business while the agreement with ANZ provides a cornerstone relationship in the dynamic Australian retail market." For Dutch bank ING, which manages over $500 billion globally, the move signals the significant dilution of a brand ...

Time for instos to embrace ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... exchange-traded funds (ETF), as the Australian market looks to overcome the misconception that they are built for the retail market. While the US and European ETF markets are swamped with institutional flows, Australian super funds and other institutions ...

Grant Samuel signs US fixed income partner

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... targeted at institutional investors, Grant Samuel hopes to design and deliver an absolute returns strategy for the retail market by the end of the year. "It's an Australian cash rate plus 3 per cent or plus 5 per cent. That's where the interest seems ...

Planners hungry for geared investments - Westpac

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... educating advisers on geared investment products in an attempt to re-introduce a sensible level of borrowing into the retail market. "We are really starting to promote our options enhanced investment loans more widely too. It is very tailored for investors ...

Invesco switches quant team to value, ratings on hold

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... forward to S&P coming in because this is really our first step in ultimately making it (the fund) available to the retail market," he said. O'Brien said S&P would most likely be coming in to evaluate Concord some time in the next couple of months. Concord ...