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Perpetual finds new CFO

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Fund manager Perpetual has found a new chief financial officer to replace Roger Burrows, after he announced last month he was leaving for transport infrastructure group Asciano limited. Perpetual today revealed that Gillian Larkins would fill Burrows' ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Global economic eyes were on US jobs figures late last week but the real indicator concentrating the minds of investment strategist continues to be US housing prices. The good news is that a range of economic figures over the past few months have reinforced ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer amid broad-based gains with the big banks and miners all higher in early trade. At 1037 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 33.7 points, or 0.75 per cent, at 4,543 points, while the broader All ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
The Australian market is set for a modestly higher open higher after a surge in bank stocks fuelled gains on Wall Street. At 0818 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,531. In local economic news, the ...

Super fund returns dip back below double-digits

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
Super fund 12 month rolling returns have dipped back below double digits, but at 8.3% (31 October) are still twice the term deposit benchmark. Results of Rainmaker's just released SelectingSuper workplace default option index confirm the recovery in ...

Insto's ignoring climate change

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
Climate Change is an issue that has never been raised at board level in some of Australia's largest financial institutions, said a prominent economist. Just like during the global financial crisis, when sub-prime risk left many reeling, the investment ...

Regal Long Short Aust EF 'highly recommended'

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Regal Long Short Australian Equity Fund is the only Fund in its category to be "highly recommended" by both Lonsec and Zenith. Of the 12 Australian Long Short Equity Funds reviewed, the Fund received the only "Highly Recommended" rating in its category. ...

Advisers leaving out ESG

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Financial advisers should share some of the blame for the slow uptake of retail-level Environmental, Social and Governance investments by their clients, said industry insiders. It isn't necessarily true that responsible investments mean less return ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with gains among mining-related companies among the early highlights in quiet trading conditions. At 1035 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 12.8 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 4,518.8 points, while the ...

China: economy rising, market sinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
They're still debating the cliff over yonder on Wall Street. And the headlines remain full of it - deal is close... no, it's not. And so it will be until the midnight hour when both sides of the US political divide shake hands, agree to kick the problem ...