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La Trobe names head of investor operations

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
La Trobe Financial has appointed Cheree Cain to the role of executive head of investor operations. Cain has been with La Trobe for 11 years, where she has led the investor liaison team in the retail Mortgage Fund operations. Prior to that she spent ...

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... market. They are cheaper than managed funds and are a more efficient diversification tool than direct stock picking. They also cater to retail investors' preference for domestic shares, and the strong dividend payouts and franking credits associated ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
What a difference a week makes. Yes, yes, yo Virginia, in just seven winks, financial market sentiment went from "shiver me timbers, the sky is falling" to hapeee. Don't believe me? Here's Bloomberg's take last 15 October in its report headed, "World ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0704 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 17 points points at 5,389. Wall Street stocks rose more than one per cent following ...

QIC takes stake in East West Link PPP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... completed in 2019. QIC said the Victorian government estimates 3,700 people will be employed on the project, and it will cater for around 80,000 on opening, rising to 100,000-120,000 by 2031. QIC head of global infrastructure Ross Israel said: "QIC Global ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher following overnight gains on Wall Street. The September share price index futures contract is up 18 points at 5,595. Enthusiasm about Apple's latest product launches have propelled US stocks higher ...

Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Reports that the US of A and the European Union have expanded the sanctions they've imposed on Russia reminded me of that ancient Spanish torture weapon - the garrotte. Wikipedia describes the garrotte as "a practice of strangulation by which the condemned ...

Former Macquarie exec resurfaces at BT

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
BT Investment Management has appointed long-term Macquarie executive Andrew Mouat as its new business development manager for institutional clients. Reporting to head of sales and marketing Chris Clayton, Mouat will be responsible for marketing and ...

Zenith launches range of retirement portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Investment research provider Zenith has launched a new range of retirement investment portfolios which cater to a range of risk appetites and have options for an annuity-style income stream. The six portfolios are designed to maximise income and age ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014