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Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
Trouble on the Nile? What trouble? Oh yes, all eyes are still glued to the evolving story about the political unrest. But after Friday night's knee jerk reaction on Wall Street, the temporary fear over the unfolding Egyptian saga proved just that... ...

Instos lead charge into ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... behalf of retail clients. Nonetheless, the figures contravene the widely held perception that ETFs are the domain of the 'Mum and Dad' investor. "We have been encouraged by the response from financial advisers, direct investors and institutions towards ...

Light at the end of the Storm tunnel

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... investors had received compensation from the Commonwealth Bank as part of the process. "This is a great result for the many mum and dad investors who lost their livelihoods and financial security with the collapse of Storm," Scattini said. "And while ...

Should super go social?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... Telstra State of the Nation Report, more than 70 per cent of Australian mums are on Facebook, with the average age of a school mum at 40-plus.

ASFA Awards recognise top comms strategies

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
This year super funds created some of the best and brightest communication strategies to come out of the industry in recent years, with the aim of reaching out to members without the super mumbo-jumbo. More than 150 attendees, mostly senior marketing ...

Responsible investing begins at home

PRI RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
Chief executives globally are calling on mum-and-dad investors to demand a greater focus on sustainability and build momentum behind responsible investing. An Accenture and UN Global Compact survey found 86 per cent of chief executives want investors ...

Basis Capital lesson far from over

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... transparency," he said. "You don't know what you're investing into." "At the end of the day, it's difficult to sit down with a mum and dad to say 'this is exactly what you invested in' - it becomes a leap of faith." While more hedge funds are increasingly ...

AFS deal raises Asian opportunities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Dealer group Australian Financial Services Group (AFS) remains mum on the identity of its potential buyer but said the deal could potentially open up its financial planners to clients and products outside Australia, particularly in the broader Asian ...

BT/Advance multi-manager makes stronger global push

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
Advance Investment Solutions, the combined BT Financial Group and Advance multi-manager teams following the Westpac/St. George merger, has completed a year-long review of its manager list, and the new line-up is more global in flavour. Patrick Farrell ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is steadily making changes to its structure to keep pace with its overseas counterparts, and the results are promising. Late last month, NSE chief executive Peter Mwangi, spoke at an industry forum about the progress ...