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Market shake-up spurs ETF demand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... iShares are generally more "cost effective than equivalent unlisted managed funds". The ETFs also permits investors the choice to invest in funds that track market indexes in Asia, Europe, and the US among others. Investors can tap into US large, mid ...

QSuper offers low cost option

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... demand for an investment option with growth exposure at a lower cost. This option is all about providing members with more choice while standing by our low fee philosophy," Rosemary Vilgan, the group's chief executive said. The superannuation for past ...

WHK expands Sydney and Queensland business

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Listed financial planning firm, WHK Group, has snapped up another Mortgage Choice franchise via their deal with risk insurance firm Diamond Life Financial Services in its latest endeavors to expand the WHK business. WHK acquired Mortgage Choice and ...

Macquarie ushers new chief

... country's largest homegrown financial services groups. Macquarie Group chairman David Clarke said Moore was the obvious choice to take over Moss' spot. "Nicholas has led the development of our Macquarie Capital business which provides more than 50 per ...

Equity Trustees super six times bigger

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... Trustees Limited, said. "Early on we bought Templetons, which had a master fund running in Brisbane then we've had Freedom of Choice then we've had Mutual Benefit Consulting which was small in Sydney." According to the firm's half-year performance results ...

Investing in BRIC, food, feed and fuel

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... sink their teeth into 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 ...

Saving for the kids' textbooks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
Investment bonds are making a comeback as the vehicle of choice to boost children's school savings. According to statistics from research house Plan for Life, the investment bond market segment is continuing to grow with more than $8 billion in funds ...

Vietnamese fund draws global attention

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... by Indochina Capital and VinaCapital. Ding Cong Trang, chairman of Viet Han, said: "Foreign business groups are a good choice as they have advantages in their experiences, technology, resources and close links with partners around the world." "Their ...

New take on old fee debate

MICHAEL HOBBS, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... misunderstanding from a client's perspective as there's actually a couple of component to the advice process: strategy and investment choice." "If you are going to put a strategy in place that saves tax or increases Centrelink entitlements, is the adviser ...

Deadly Trojan targets 400 banks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... banks for a start. "The attacker who's sitting there at the middle is able to transfer those funds to an account of their choice, and there are a lot of different parts [such as window pop ups and advertisements] that have come together in quite a comprehensive ...