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Morgan Stanley launches Aus Eq fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... strategy has delivered more than 10 per cent alpha over the broader market. The MSIM Australian Equities Fund offers investor' choice and diversification in core Australian equities products," said Green. "Australian companies are becoming increasingly ...

Right to choice must balance costs of choosing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
Choice is important but not if it imposes too many administration costs or forces people who don't want to choose to make un-informed choices. "While the Government is committed to the rights of members to choose their own super fund, we are also committed ...

Asgard and IOOF add Patriot funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... Share Fund was given the tick by IOOF on the menus of Pursuit Select, IOOF Portfolio Service, LifeTrack, and IOOF Personal Choice. Since its inception in 2005, the Patriot Small Companies Fund has returned 10.91 per cent per annum, beating its benchmark ...

HOST-PLUS drops five-day rule

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... be moved into that strategy the next day. Previously HOST-PLUS members needed to submit any changes to their investment choice before the last five business days of the month for the changes to occur at the beginning of the next month. As a result of ...

Choice members up 25pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... government's push to centralise SG contributions processing will benefit the growing number of Australians who exercised choice-of-fund, up 25 per cent in the September quarter compared to the same time last year. Superannuation admin provider SuperChoice ...

Time to acknowledge the best: HESTA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... many super funds have moved on to boosting the profit of their investments and focus on retaining members through super choice, HESTA is an example of a fund lending its support to members and the industry it is aligned with. Building and construction ...

In defense of Citi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... Like all the other distressed financial institutions that followed Lehman Brothers' collapse, America has now no other choice but to douse the flames with taxpayers' money, lest it burns the whole house down. Citi has the largest financial services network ...

Platforms should adopt insto approach

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... clients' long-term investment benefits, he said. "The shift that will have to occur is to a much less commercially oriented choice about what goes into the platform." For example, platforms should not be driven by pure outright returns or an "immediate" ...

Tower upgrades Accelerate and TPP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... continuing to find ways to make the business of a life insurance adviser simpler and more efficient and in giving their clients choice on how they do business as well as the product and services that they require," he said. The Accelerate product range ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
... results and Macquarie Group's half year results will be issued. Companies holding annual general meetings include Mortgage Choice Ltd, Tolhurst Group Ltd, Intec Ltd, Ross Human Directions Ltd, Cabcharge Australia Ltd, Cypress Lakes Group Ltd, Mount Gibson ...