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Bond ETFs buffering equity market volatility

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
Bond ETFs usage is on the rise as they offer investors easy access and an opportunity to either decrease risk or take advantage of unique return opportunities in their portfolios, according to Russell Investments. "Generally the ease of access has been ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... positive at the open before resources and financial stocks pulled the market higher. "It was a rock and roll night in the USA and the market feels a bit cheated that the G8 sumit didn't produce more," Mr Bishop said. "I'd like to think we'll have a reasonable ...

Advisers use of ETFs on the rise

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
The number of exchange traded funds used by investors is on the rise despite continued market volatility, with up to 70,000 users expected by the end of the year, according to the latest BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report. The BetaShares/Investment ...

10m Aussies 'Like' Facebook

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
A new survey reveals 50% of Americans think Facebook is just a passing fad, but don't tell that to the 10 million Australians that use it, making Australia on a per capita basis one of Facebook's best markets. According to telephone survey of 1004 American ...

Capital protected products under pressure: research

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Capital protected product usage among investors fell by 9% over the year to December 2011, due to lower market return expectations and concerns related to the European debt crisis, according to a new report by Investment Trends. The Investment Trends ...

Scare me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... remember, back then it was mainly due to the 'deal or no deal' speculation over raising the US debt ceiling and culminated in the USA losing its AAA. Then as in now, US eco and survey stats were beginning to disappoint, and yes, there was Greece and ...

ASIC warns industry about misusing term independent

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
ASIC has warned the industry that misuse of the term independent will result in strong action by the regulator, including publicly naming companies found to be in breach. In a recent surveillance project, Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Perpetual launches iPhone app

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
Perpetual has launched a free app for the iPhone and iPad tablet, to provide instant access to information for advisers and investors. "The Perpetual iPhone App has been designed to provide advisers and investors timely and relevant information on investment ...

XPLAN remains first choice

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
IRESS' XPLAN has maintained its place as the adviser's choice when it comes to overall planning functionality, according to a new report. The Investment 2011 Trends Planning Software Report examined the eight most popular fully featured planning applications ...

US retains World Bank leadership

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... selection process saw multiple nominees for the first time in the Bank's 66 year history. Nominations were Jim Yong Kim from the USA, Jose Antonio Ocampo from Colombia and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria. "The final nominees received support from different ...