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Advisers turn from managed funds to ETFs: BetaShares

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... predicts that ETF investor numbers will grow to 80,000 by the end of next year, a 51 per cent increase on the December 2010 figure of 53,000. The research, conducted in late 2010, found financial adviser influence was growing with 30 per cent of investors ...

Demand rises for Aussie bonds and cash: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
... Bureau of Statistics, Australian securitisers had $3.4 billion sitting in cash and deposits as of the March quarter, a figure less than half of the $8.2 billion squirreled away in the grim days of June 2009 when panicked investors fled plunging stock ...

AMP wins $113m new mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011
AMP Capital Investors has won a $113 million superannuation mandate from industry fund Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme. The new charter was apportioned in the March quarter according to Rainmaker Research. Energy Industries, a public sector ...

Fin Svcs Asian opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
Professionals in the Australian financial sector remain reluctant to build their careers in the Asian market, despite the majority believing it offers the most job potential. On the flip side, hiring opportunities are set to rise in Australia. According ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
The Australian share market is likely to decline after global equity and commodities markets declined overnight on weakening US economic data and Greece's escalating debt crisis. At 0746 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Financial services honoured with Queen's favour

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... honours for service to higher education in the field of business and economics as an academic and administrator. Government figure, David Hillyard, has been a public servant in Western Australia for over 39 years. During his career, Hillyard has worked ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... liquidity. Despite the high inflation rate, markets rose as it was in line with expectations and there had been fears the figure would be higher. Shanghai ended up 1.10 per cent, or 29.66 points, at 2,730.04 and Tokyo jumped 1.05 per cent, or 99.58 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
The Australian market is expected to open slightly lower today, after Wall Street stabilised following steep losses on Friday. At 0706 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was down nine points at 4,525. In economics news on ...

Excess contributions penalties soar to $400m

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... Office has now raised $400 million through tax penalties on excess super contributions made between 2006 and 2010 with that figure likely to rise yet further. Speaking at an upper house enquiry of the economics legislation committee, the ATO's deputy ...

PC to review how defaults appointed to Awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
The Productivity Commission will in 2012 review how default funds are appointed to Industrial Awards, said superannuation minister Bill Shorten, just one day after APRA released figures showing that the retail sector has again under performed the not-for-profit ...