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Planners locked out of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
A fee for service model for SMSFs could result in a segment of financial planners locked out of the fastest growing superannuation sector. The Cooper Review's Phase Three - Issues Paper raises the financial planning remuneration issue and questions ...

Fund managers pick what's hot in 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... The prospect of rising yields with no corresponding capital losses is proving very attractive," said Scott Bennett, associate portfolio manager at Russell Investments. Meanwhile, George Lucas, managing director at Instreet Investment, said next year ...

PE firm pays NY fund $20m in compensation

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
David Leuschen, the founder of private equity firm Riverstone Holdings, has been ordered to pay US$20 million to the New York State Common Retirement Fund. US Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced an agreement with Leuschen to resolve Leuschen's ...

ASIC proposal exposes investors to default risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
The regulator's proposed listed corporate bond market has been welcomed by the industry but one bond manager warned its timing could pose a risk to retail investors. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is proposing to develop ...

S&P gives DNR three stars

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has assigned its three-star rating to the Dalton Nicol Reid Australian Equity Growth Incrementus Portfolio, a separately managed account model portfolio (SMA) offered by Dalton Nicol Reid (DNR). DNR is a Brisbane-based ...

Dummy spit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
You are the definition of moral hazard! These words - delivered by Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning at Ben Bernanke's Senate hearing on his nomination for a second term as Chairman of the US Federal Reserve - perhaps reflects the embodiment of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
The Australian market has received mixed leads from overseas trading overnight, with Wall Street indices flat, precious metals mixed and oil flat. At 0805 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 34 points lower ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... December share price index contract was 116 points lower at 4,602, on volume of 21,245 contracts. Macquarie Private Wealth associate director Lucinda Chan said the news had "shocked" the market following what had been a good recovery in markets worldwide ...

ASFA elects new chair, board members

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Tony Lally, head of Sunsuper, has been elected as the new ASFA Chair, replacing former chair Greg Healy. Lally, who joined the ASFA board in mid-2008, replaces Healy, who stood down after relocating to Singapore earlier this year. Several new ASFA Board ...

Ralton wins three stars

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
Standard and Poor's assigns three-star ratings to three separately managed account model portfolios (SMAs) from Ralton Asset Management. The three SMAs are the Ralton Leaders model portfolio, the Ralton High Yield Australian Shares model portfolio ...