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Small cap returns abound for the skilled: Pengana

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... managers are still able to unlock great returns from emerging companies. "We don't find it outrageously overpriced by any stretch and I guess in our game at the small cap end it's not really about where the market goes, it's about which handful of stocks ...

Capacity starting to bite Down Under

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2006
Capacity constraints are starting to eat into Australian investment opportunities, according to Simon Ibbetson, S&P's director, investment consulting. Ibbetson said that the sheer weight of money pouring into investment markets from super funds was ...

You are how you spend, not your age

... per cent of the country's population but a massive 54 per cent of all discretionary spending. "It would be a bit of a stretch to say neotypology is the reason why Lexus is now the number three luxury brand in Australia but it is certainly one of the ...

Plan B snaps up second NZ planning business

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2006
Western Australian based financial planning group Plan B has continued to stretch out over the Tasman with the acquisition of its second New Zealand based planning firm in a fortnight. Plan B has snapped up boutique planning firm, Rutherford Rede (Northland) ...

Daily Economic Round Up: All about Housing

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics data just released showed that housing starts were down 2.3 per cent over the last quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis and this represented a 5.5 per cent fall over the last year. On this national basis new private ...

FPA preps members on conflicts of interest principles

... executive officer Jo-Anne Bloch said, "We've worked on this for a couple of years so this is not a knee jerk reaction by any stretch...I think conflict of interest is everywhere, that's a fact of life. How you manage them is a critical issue." She continued ...

Pillar breaks into retail trust admin

... or retail funds, 99 per cent of what you do there is common to what we already do so it won't be much of a technology stretch," he said. Traditionally, many retail trusts do their administration in-house instead of outsourcing it. But Cormack said that ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released data showing that total dwelling units approved increased by 2.2 per cent in March. A sharp 13.8 per cent surge in approvals for 'other' private sector dwelling units, which offset the 2.5 per cent ...

ASIC too soft on AFSL applicants: Aud Gen

ASIC has issued Financial Services Licenses (FSLs) in a rush and without properly inspecting applications from a number of financial planners, dealers and insurance brokers, according to a new Auditor-General report. The report by the national Auditor-General ...

Senior Tax Offset makes super less attractive for older investors

... super tax rate. If the Minchin-ASFA proposal to scrap the 15 per cent contribution tax gets up, though, the gap could stretch to put super back in the game, though it is too early to count on this occurring any time soon. Dixon says, "For those of age-pension ...