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Striking a balance on SMSF direct property

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
A leading superannuation technical strategist delves deeper into how buying bricks-and-mortar can affect the savings of self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees as they approach retirement. The proportion of direct property in a SMSF must be continually ...

Investing in BRIC, food, feed and fuel

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... the firm's latest international investment opportunities. The Keystone II Funds offer investors the choice of two funds - "BRIC II" and "Food, Feed, Fuel" - that provide exposure to the growth potential of two underlying baskets of indices. The BRIC ...

Yellow Brick Road leads to Calliva

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Advice and investment management company, Yellow Brick Road, has begun its spending spree purchasing financial planning firm Calliva Wealth. Sean Aylmer, head of communications and research at Yellow Brick Road, said the company has spent the last six ...

BRIC sector splits SRI managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
Ethical and socially responsible investments (SRI) fund managers have conflicting policies on how they invest in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets, leading to inconsistent returns for SRI investors. According to Mercer research, emerging ...

BRICs to surge as G7 slows

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
While developing countries like China and India are set for continued strong economic growth, developed countries should brace for a slowdown, albeit a moderate one, said the OECD. According to the OCED, their latest composite leading indicators (CLIs) ...

Retirees short on yield

... overseas share markets continue their strong performance, according to a Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) report. As BRIC economies continue their fast growth, the report found competition for high yield products will continue, which will ...

Move over BRICs, Middle East is coming

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
The long-term growth potential in BRIC economies remains high yet will stabilise as China exhibits 'bubble' characteristics, but if the Middle East continues to liberalise it will offer even bigger potential. Speaking at the FPA conference last week ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after financial stocks fell in New York amid rising investor concern about mortgage defaults and lower consumer spending during the holiday shopping season. At 0740 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Asset finance companies lose lending share

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Finance companies are losing market share in their biggest market segment, business lending, as the banks make an aggressive push for more SME and middle market business. According to KPMG's 2006/07 survey of finance companies, released yesterday, finance ...

Building BRICs

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
Some investors may think it's too late to jump on the BRIC bandwagon, however David Dali, CEO and Portfolio Manager of Globalis Investments is among the growing number of BRIC enthusiasts who see more growth ahead. Back in July, The World Wealth Report ...