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BEN further expands margin lending arm

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013

PM Capital boosted by beer and Las Vegas property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Beer companies performing at full strength and a bet on the Las Vegas housing recovery has contributed to the strong outperformance of PM Capital. The boutique fund manager's investment philosophy centres on buying good quality companies at good prices ...

Study shows dark pools benefit markets at low volumes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Low levels of trading in dark pools actually improve market quality, according to a new study by Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). The independent academic centre for capital market research's findings follow concerns from some traders ...

Wealth division contributes to record CBA profits

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Earnings growth of 9% in Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division contributed to the bank posting a full-year profit of $7.8 billion, a record for an Australian bank. The 10% increase in cash net profit after tax surpassed the analysts' expectations ...

Cut welfare, give savings to defence: UK minister

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... police and armed forces. In a widely reported interview with the UK Telegraph newspaper, Work and Pensions Secretary Duncan Smith said excessive welfare spending should be trimmed back and savings diverted to national security. The UK in 2012 spent A$294 ...

Can cheap, high quality stocks can still be found?

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
The world's largest and best-known defensive companies may look overvalued but that doesn't mean investors should give up on finding quality businesses with predictable earnings and capital preservation potential, according to AllianceBernstein senior ...

Next wave of SMSF growth fuelled by Gen Y

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013

Strong US recovery to send bond yields through the roof

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
A faster and stronger-than-expected recovery in the US could send 10-year Treasury yields soaring to 10%, according to Magellan Financial Group chief executive officer and portfolio manager Hamish Douglass. In a presentation to advisers and other clients ...

Yield obsession just a short-term fad

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
The current mania for yield stocks is nothing more than another short-term market theme, according to T. Rowe Price head of Australian equities Randal Jenneke, who believes long-term share market returns are driven by 'quality' not 'yield'. The share ...

Law firm acquires wealth management business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
Listed law firm ILH Group has expanded into wealth management with the acquisition of Capricorn Investment Partners (CIPL). In acquiring the corporate advisory and wealth management firm, ILH will also acquire Melbourne-based boutique asset management ...