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Household wealth breaks through $5 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... premier wealth accumulation platform in Australia. Meanwhile the share of wealth held in dwellings jumped from 59 per cent a decade ago to 66 per cent in 2007 but given the appreciation in real estate asset values during this time such a shift may not ...

Clay Finlay re-invents growth

When investing gets tough, the tough re-defines investing. Or at least that's how global equities manager Clay Finlay explains how it will spot growth stocks in plunging markets. The new chief executive and chief investment officer team of the global ...

Russell appoints CIOs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... to fulfil this role. "Christophe has maintained the outstanding track record the Japan team has built up over the past decade making him well-positioned to assume additional responsibilities in the region," said Gunning, now the global CIO at Russell. ...

Investit sets up local shop

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... services to investment managers in Australia following Investit's partnership with investment firms in London for the past decade. "We see the Australian market growing in terms of complexity, and that's where we believe we can add value," said Neill. ...

Changing of the Vanguard

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
Global index manager Vanguard starts a new chapter after long time chief executive Jack Brennan hands in the reins to senior executive and fellow Vanguard veteran William McNabb. Jack Brennan, who replaced Vanguard's founder Jack Bogle in 1996, will ...

Money changes hands

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
The surging Australian dollar due to the collapse in the greenback is quickening the pace of the US's economic fall and pointing to looming revisions in how we manage the global currency system. Illustrating the concerns, an online poll on the Fat Prophets ...

UBS redefines fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... Fixed Income Plus has been assessed using historical data and has shown an average return of 18 per cent over the last decade, in January 2008. It easily beats all ASX equity indices by returning 6.5 per cent," he said. "We are able to better money for ...

Lifeplan appoints new solutions manager

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Specialist investment firm Lifeplan Funds Management has appointed Alison Massey to the debut role of national adviser solutions manager. The new position was created as a result of investor demand of Lifeplan's specialised products. Massey was previously ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... soared on near-record gold and surging copper prices, with Sumitomo Metal Mining seeing its greatest one-day gain in a decade. The Nikkei rose 377.91 points to 13,688.28. HONG KONG - Blue chips eked out a 0.14 per cent gain, having erased most of their ...

Investment infrastructure needs upgrade: ACSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Australia must update its investment infrastructure and abolish some taxes to attract more foreign investors, according to a custodial expert. Speaking at the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) conference, Bryan Gray, chairman at ACSA ...