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Yes to commissions, no to shelf fees

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
The joint parliamentary committee on corporations and financial services has delivered a 266-page report arguing against the removal of commissions on super products but calling for greater transparency and the removal of shelf fees. Tabled in parliament ...

Sentiment to Aust shares stays high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007
Sentiment towards strong Australian equity returns has improved over the last month while the mood towards international equities has dampened, according to latest Financial Standard market expectations survey. The proportion of wealth management professionals ...

Market wrap - midday

The Australian share market continued its poor start to the week, characterised by losses among the big commodities and banking stocks. The performance echoed that in the US, where stocks fell on Friday. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index ...

Going green means getting ahead: RepuTex

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
... outpointed its in-house green rival by and average of 45 basis points over the year to date and five-year periods. The results echo comments made by Sustainable Asset Management's (SAM) business development manager, Simon Romijn, at last month's Financial ...

Public companies should learn from private equity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
... lack the incentives, resources, and leverage of private equity owners, the going will be tough." McKinsey & Co's comments echo similar views raised by investment leaders in Australia. Speaking at the Conference of Major Super Funds in March, industry ...

Advisers need to think small for big profits

Financial advisers are missing out on a $3.76 trillion market by not engaging with the small to medium-size Australian business sector, according to Brian Boggs of financial planning and education company ili. Speaking at the 13th annual Rainmaker Information ...

Super is now the centrepiece: Vanguard

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2007
... change the role of superannuation in the way an average investor manages their money," said Bowerman. Bowerman's comments echo Chris Page, Rainmaker managing director, who said every Australian now has a simple four-point financial plan. "Get your super ...

Confidently counting our chickens

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
With inflation at a two-year low most economists are tipping there's next to no chance the RBA will hatch an interest rate rise this month. In fact, Foxtel's business news was headlining that RBA rates were on hold, just hours after the CPI figures ...

New Jersey Govt spends teachers' future fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
The New Jersey Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund seemed in dire trouble last week as it was revealed funds destined for retirement funding had been diverted to cover more immediate expenditure, in a theme echoing some of the recent debate around Australia's ...

...meanwhile hedge fund sector returns can be synthesised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2007
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) said most of the returns for the hedge fund sector can be explained by their asset allocation, meaning it is possible to assemble a synthetic investment strategy to mimic hedge fund sector returns. Paul Brakke, a ...