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The next frontier of investing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
Looking to pour cash into Kazakhstan, Slovenia and Nigeria? Today frontier market investing is more than just a fad, says Mark Mobius of Franklin Templeton Investments. "[Frontier market investing is] part of a long-term trend, one that's connected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks were buffeted by debt rating downgrades for three investment banks. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 65 points at 5,630. Today, the Reserve Bank ...

Franklin Templeton adds to real estate division

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
Franklin Templeton Real Estate Advisors (FTREA) has appointed Larissa Herczeg as vice president of its private real estate division. Prior to this position, Herczeg worked at Credit Suisse Customised Fund Investment Group (CFIG) as vice president and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on stronger commodity prices and a mixed lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was up 15 points at 5,721. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

State Super awards $39m property mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
State Super has awarded Franklin Templeton a $39.2 million global direct property mandate in line with the super fund's strategy to invest in more overseas assets. Martin Drew, State Super chief investment officer, said the mandate is not a typical ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
The Australian share market may open slightly lower after sharp declines in all industrial metals prices and falls in gold and oil are likely to weigh on resource stocks. Still, losses may be limited after US stocks gained overnight on an upward revision ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
The Australian share market may open higher after US stocks gained overnight on a stronger-than-expected durable manufactured goods report. Declines in all industrial metals prices may weigh on resource stocks, however. At 0701 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained overnight. Declines in commodity prices including gold and oil may weigh on resource stocks, however. At 0741 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index ...

Mercer Wealth on adviser recruitment spree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
Huge volumes of financial advice-related phone calls, numbering more than 1,500 a day, spurred Mercer Wealth Solutions (Mercer) to expand its planning network to include self-employed financial advisers. David Anderson, Mercer outsourcing business leader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher after a more than one per cent decline yesterday. US stock markets and commodity trading in London were closed overnight, providing little direction. At 0734 AEST on the Sydney Futures ...