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Partnership gives local access to global hedge fund giant

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... increasingly important aspect of investing in hedge funds, Australian investors can now benefit from the strength of Permal's purchasing power, as well as their decades of experience in manager selection, asset allocation and risk management," BNPP IP ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... 3.36 (0.09 per cent) at 3,692.95. The US growth outlook appeared firmer as the Institute for Supply Management's July purchasing managers index for the services sector showed a healthy jump in activity. That raised some concerns that the Federal Reserve ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... Wall Street but after gains on European markets following encouraging eurozone data. The Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index logged 50.4 points, above the 50-mark signalling growth, and a bigger-than-expected rise, after posting 48.7 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 31.24 (0.92 per cent) to 3,434.49. The monthly Institute for Supply Management reading purchasing managers index rose to 50.9 in June from a contraction reading of 49.0 in May. At the same time, the ISM showed manufacturing ...

Endowment bond product frees SMSFs to add risk

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... the flexibility to defer drawing on their investments for lifestyle purchases until the market has recovered." By pre-purchasing income, Duchesne adds, pensioners would be free to position their portfolios for the longer term, perhaps choosing a bundle ...

Retirement objective is income not performance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... the former? Or is it more idiosyncratic involving income in retirement sufficient to maintain their pre-retirement purchasing power? Reinforcing this, Stacy Schaus, PIMCO executive vice president in their US Defined Contribution Practice who was in Australia ...

ASIC sends warning to property spruikers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... Money Choice's clients." ASIC also found that George had advised a client to set up an SMSF fund for the purpose of purchasing property when he was not licensed to do provide such advice. "We do not want to see SMSFs become the vehicle of choice for ...

Managed funds survive ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... ETF investors grew by 9,000 during 2012. The research also found that 47% of the estimated 69,500 ETF investors were purchasing through self managed super funds (SMSF). The study surveyed 10,425 investors and 822 advisers on their experiences and usage ...

A long two-month wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013

Accountants replaced by Cloud technology

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... multiple locations, while 32% feel cloud accounting technology means they don't need to worry about maintenance or purchasing hardware or accounting software. CCH has teamed up with Brisbane based technology firm Proactive Accountants Network to educate ...