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Spring springs on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
'Words and music make a song.' (Andy Gibb) Wall Street's performance overnight showed what some choice words and a 'memo' could do to market sentiment. The S&P 500's 6.4 per cent surge last night provided a preview of the sharp reversal the equity markets ...

US advisers keen on equities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
US based research has found two in five local financial advisers are preparing for an equity market upswing and moving their client's portfolios into shares. Putnam Investments research of 600 financial advisers in the US found 53 per cent of respondents ...

Planners tune in to ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... will revolutionise investing in Australia, citing low cost, simple risk management, precise timing, and wider investment choice as the building blocks to the market's growth. He first recommended ETFs four years ago. "ETFs broaden the menu of choices ...

MLC revamps global share strategy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... Tweedy, Browne Company were appointed to the firm's global share strategy portfolio. These fund managers have discretion over choice of capital allocation across developed versus emerging markets, regions, countries, industries and stocks. Paul Duncan ...

Competition not so super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... despite the massive increase in capital market volatility. The switching rate is only half the level it was when super choice was first introduced, noted the report. However RMR said that switching intentions are higher, pointing to an expectation that ...

XPLAN tops planners' list

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
XPLAN has been acknowledged as the tech provider of choice among financial planners for the fourth year running, according to the latest 2008 Investment Trends Planner Technology Report. XPLAN was ranked first among major planning applications including ...

Clients stung by commissioned advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... need to understand that the value of advice is not just about cost. Client service, quality and capability, strategy and choice of products are just as important. "A number of people cannot afford to pay an upfront fee for service, which is why commission ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... gathers pace as it nears its close at the end of this week. First half results are due from NIB Holdings Ltd, Mortgage Choice Ltd, Asciano Group, Seven Network Ltd, Goodman Fielder Ltd, Macquarie Telecom Group Ltd, Centro Retail Group and Centro Properties ...

Aviva prepares for equity investment surge

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... occurs. You may be lucky to get it right but it's probably much easier to get it very wrong," said Fechner. Investors have a choice of seven cash options including the BWA Cash Management fund, Macquarie Master Cash fund, UBS Cash fund, Wide Bay Platinum ...

Asia FMs to wield more power

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
While US and European fund managers are reeling from the wave of investor redemptions during the credit crisis last year, their Asian counterparts enjoyed net inflows to the tune of US$140 billion. According to a report from US-based researcher Strategic ...