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New ombudsman service welcomed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
Consumer groups and financial service providers have backed the launch of the new Financial Ombudsman Service, which provides one point of contact for most disputes or complaints across banking, insurance and investments. The service is the result of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks gained overnight as the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. Resource stocks may fall after commodities including oil, gold and copper declined. At 0755 AEST on the Sydney ...

CFS takes infrastructure to the front line

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
Colonial First State (CFS) may be best known for favouring highly liquid assets but the group is slowly but steadily turning to infrastructure based on new fund developments. CFS is increasing its involvement in the infrastructure sphere with allocations ...

Super savings on track

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
Just as new research confirms that Australians are on track for a retirement income equivalent to more than 90 per cent of average weekly earnings, concerns are growing about the damage rising inflation could have on these savings goals. AMP which has ...

Bank fees jump three-times inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Total bank fees by Australians experienced their biggest jump in four years and reflect the more dynamic way we use banks rather than fees themselves actually increasing, argues the Reserve Bank. The Reserve has just published their annual bank fee ...

Free cash flow paves road to returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
Grant Samuel Funds Management has launched a new global equity fund that sidesteps the popular P/E ratio yardstick in favour of 'free cash flow' analysis, which the company believes is the best metric to achieve higher risk-adjusted return. "There was ...

Equity markets back in style

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2008
The world equity markets shrugged off the lingering effects of the share market downturn to report impressive returns in April, said Standard & Poor's (S&P). According to S&P's monthly global stock market review, The World by Numbers, developed markets ...

Carbon assets in valuation freefall

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
The NSW government's decision to sell its coal burning power stations before they lose all their value highlights how deeply our national focus on carbon reduction will impact the economy. The irony is the political debate around the sell-off was opposed ...

Telstra Super eyes distressed debt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
Telstra Super has committed more funds in distressed debt strategies in the past six months, echoing industry sentiment that the time may be ripe to look at assets hit by sub-prime. Nicole Connolly, Telstra Super portfolio manager for alternative assets ...

Man fund boosts alpha through bonds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
Man Investment Australia has teamed up with nabCapital to launch a defensive portable alpha product that aims to milk returns independent of market fluctuations. Open to institutional investors, the Man RMF Bond Index Plus is designed to outperform ...