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VTP mulls management change

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
Listed investment company Van Eyk Three Pillars (VTP) plans to terminate its relationship with its external managers, van Eyk Research, Three pillars Portfolio Managers and VTP Management, subject to further board discussions. VTP formed an in-principle ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
The Australian share market was lower at noon on Monday in "cautious" trading, as investors continued to digest developments on fighting in Libya and the nuclear emergency in Japan. Performances from major resources and banking stocks were mixed. At ...

AMP Capital to recruit in infrastructure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
AMP Capital Brookfield plans to bring new blood into its listed infrastructure team following the resignation of a portfolio manager and analyst. Manoj Patel, a co-portfolio manager, covering US pipelines and India, and analyst Ryan Foelske will both ...

Japan shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The still-unfolding disaster in Japan is sapping the optimism off financial markets. Stock markets rallied yesterday but it looks like they'll be down again today. Volatility is the order of today and would remain so for as long as strong aftershocks ...

April launch for XPLAN facelift

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
Dominant planning software provider IRESS Wealth Management Solutions has announced the long-anticipated new version of XPLAN is to be released next month. XPLAN, used by more than 12,000 advisers, has been given a makeover with the help of digital ...

New benchmarks act like analysts

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
An experimental index-filtering exchange-traded fund could one day put professional stock-pickers out of a job, the product's developer has said. Investment services firm Russell Investments has developed a series of portfolio construction tools with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat, while precious metals were higher and oil eased. On the ASX 24 at 0837 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was two points ...

CFS slashes entry bar to wholesale platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Colonial First State has launched an aggressive bid for market share by opening Australia's biggest wholesale investment platform to small investors, positioning itself for a future commission-free superannuation market. Colonial, a subsidiary of the ...

FPA to reset membership criteria

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association is seeking to restrict its membership with constituents to vote on the proposals in April. After June this year only practicing financial planners will be able to join the association as members with practice owners ...

MTAA Super hires former Vic premier

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
Former Victorian premier John Brumby has taken on the role as chairman of MTAA Super. The role, which commences April 4, was appointed to Brumby due, in part, to his extensive history in the infrastructure sector, a key part of MTAA Super's investment ...