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Target Maturity Funds Take Top Spot

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Target Maturity funds, a form of life cycle funds, have remained the most popular sector for funds launched within the last six months in Europe with net inflows of A$1.2 billion during May alone. However, the bulk of this growth is due to just two ...

Keynes & Riccardo on display

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Financial markets sit and wait while the CBs meet. No one wants to be whipsawed either way. Not even the headlines... if anybody noticed. There is not the usual sensationalism that goes with each daily move in the markets - dragging out all the negative ...

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Noi! Noi! Noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
While waiting for CB's to walk their talks, I came upon a number of reports about how the Australian dollar is becoming a major reserve currency. It has rebounded to a five-month high of US$1.0510 last night and up 8.3% from this year's US$0.9705 low ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher, despite falls on Wall Street overnight, as investors await the outcome of European Central Bank and Federal Reserve policy meetings it's hoped will result in stimulus measures. At 0805 AEST on ...

Structured products right for the risk-aware

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
For risk- savvy investors structured products can take advantage of market upturns, while protecting the portfolio as a whole. This is despite the declining appetite for structured products, said George Lucas, managing director, Instreet. "It's not ...

Provisio SOA tool can test 'reasonable basis'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
Provisio Technologies has released a comparison tool that it said can compare super funds and prepare statements of advice which are compliant with the 'reasonable basis' clause. The comparison tool lets advisors evaluate super switching options for ...

"Bad apples" slipping through the cracks: ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
The corporate regulator has put licensees on notice, saying there is growing concern that "bad apples" in the industry are slipping through the cracks because of poor reference checking when advisers swap between groups. At the Association of Financial ...

FICAP partners with Redkite

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
Redkite, an organisation supporting children and young people with cancer and their families, has been chosen as FICAP's primary charity partner for 2013. The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) Committee selected the charity from a number ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
The Australian sharemarket opened sharply lower following gloomy leads from markets overnight and disappointing earnings results in the US. At 1010 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 37.7 points, or 0.91 per cent, at 4,095.5 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
The Australian sharemarket had a surprise positive opening after investors took advantage of buying opportunities in the wake of Monday's losses. At 1020 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.6 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 4,138.5 ...