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ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is stepping up its scrutiny on issuers of over the counter (OTC) derivatives, in order to safeguard the investments of a rising retail client base. ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking ...

Planners upscale with managed accounts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Today's breed of managed accounts can give financial advisers the scale they need to grow their business despite mounting regulatory hurdles, experts said at the Financial Standard Managed Accounts forum. James Mirams, financial adviser and director ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... dealt with higher costs. The results missed analysts' expectations. Kellogg's stock fell 1.2 per cent. Time Warner, the owner of Warner Bros and HBO, said its first-quarter earnings fell 10 per cent because of a lack of hit movies in the period. Advertising ...

Ex UBS managers resurface for Bennelong small caps fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Bennelong Funds Management has joined forces with former UBS portfolio managers John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich to launch an Australian small caps fund. Campbell and Bendeich, who have been on gardening leave since departing the UBS Small Companies ...

Direct investors dump managed funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Direct share ownership is continuing to rise and it's driving investors out of managed funds, reveals new figures from the latest ASX Share Ownership Survey. The survey found there are 5 million Australians who directly own shares, 2 million more than ...

ETF provider soothes market over risk issues

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
Exchange traded fund provider iShares has moved to reassure the market that Australian ETFs are not risky in the wake of warnings from global authorities about transparency and leverage issues. The Financial Stability Board, an international watch-dog ...

West takes east-coast planners

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
West Australian wealth management firm Plan B has begun a friendly takeover of financial planning dealership My Adviser, opening the door to a large network of eastern state advisory businesses. The My Adviser network has 54 advisory firms with 122 ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Institutional investors and fund managers can use a new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings data service from global index provider FTSE Group to identify eligible companies for investment. The FTSE4Good ESG ratings product, launched this ...

Super funds turn to dark pools

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Large superannuation funds are talking to bulk share-trading venue provider Liquidnet Australia to quietly deal in large blocks of equities, the broker said yesterday. At a press luncheon at Sydney's upmarket Rockpool restaurant, Liquidnet Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... PanAust Ltd releases its third quarter production report. Woodside Petroleum Ltd holds its annual general meeting. Coles owner Wesfarmers Ltd releases third quarter sales figures, Austar United Communications issues first quarter results, and Australian ...