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Still pent-up demand as ETFs celebrate record year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to become a much larger part of the Australian wealth creation industry, according InStreet Investments managing director George Lucas. The investment specialist says you only need to look at how developed the ETF ...

Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank to launch super fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Victoria Teachers Mutual Bank will launch a low cost superannuation fund for its 86,000 members, it was announced today. The company, which was voted Australia's best bank in the 2012 Mozo Peoples' Choice Awards, will launch the online super account ...

Small shareholders eclipsed by instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Large institutions including Australian superannuation funds and offshore investors are increasing their allocation to listed Australian companies while small shareholders have slashed their portfolios, a study for the Australian Investor Relations ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Online share trading business Bell Direct has topped the customer satisfaction rankings for online traders in the Investment trends Online Broking report for the second half of 2012. The broker almost achieved a clean sweep ranking first in 15 out of ...

ANZ appoints new chief risk officer for Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
ANZ has appointed Jennifer Evans as chief risk officer for Australia, it was announced today. Since 2010, Evans has held the role of chief risk officer for New Zealand where she had responsibility for wholesale and retail credit risk, market, operating ...

Rum outcome for Bundy: ASIC suspend license

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
A day after a Western Australian credit broker had his license revoked for breaking the law, the industry body has banned Harold Charles Bundy for three years after it found he was not a fit and proper person to engage in credit activities. The ban ...

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The market share of asset consultants advising superannuation funds is being increasingly dominated by fewer participants, forcing super funds to develop internal expertise whether they want to or not, according to research from Rainmaker Information. ...

ETF entrepreneur donates generously to uni

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Multi-millionaire global commodities trader Graham Tuckwell and his wife Louise have donated $50 million to fund scholarships for undergraduates at the Australian National University. Under plans laid out in the largest donation ever made to Australian ...

No end in sight for ASX rally: InStreet

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
There is enough power in the market for the rally to reach a fresh record high, according to InStreet Investment's managing director George Lucas. The ASX has enjoyed a strong start to 2013, gaining almost 6% since 1 January, and while there are still ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank yesterday launched MyWealth, a new platform which attempts to attract the three million Australian do-it-yourself investors to trade shares, ETFs and fixed interest investments online. Described by the bank as a first for the Australian ...