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RARE, Lazard infra funds 'highly recommended' by Lonsec

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Lonsec has branded two infrastructure securities funds from RARE and Lazarad as 'highly recommended' in its 2012 review of the sector. "Our increased conviction in management teams [of the funds] has resulted in two upgrades in this year's review - ...

Waiting on the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Waiting. Waiting, waiting, waiting and waiting, waiting. Don't' you just hate it? Over the past month or so, this seems to be all that financial markets have been doing - waiting for the result of the French and Greek elections, waiting for Greece's ...

IOOF awards OC $50m mandate

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Melbourne based boutique manager OC Funds Management has been awarded a $50 million small to mid-cap Australian equities multi-mix mandate from IOOF. Robert Frost, head of investments at OC Funds Management (OC), said the mandate was acknowledgement ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Yields on Australian government 10-year bonds plummeting to record lows points to investors expecting near negligible economic growth in the foreseeable future. But it could also be driven by overseas investors desperate for a safe-haven. In April this ...

IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Well, well, well. Don't look now folks for we may have just received the best indicator of the financial markets' direction over the next three months, at least. No Virginia, it's not yesterday's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to sit ...

Adviser tablet ownership triples

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Social media usage among financial advisers is on the rise as is their ownership of tablet computers, reveals Zurich's just released infographics report of new technology and social media. Zurich Australian Life and Investments' (Zurich) infographic ...

Super fund returns almost flat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
The SelectingSuper workplace default option index was almost flat during May 2012 posting 12 month returns of -0.4%. This is a considerable fall from April when rolling returns were close to 2%, thanks to a disastrous month on the Australian share market. ...

China approves cross-border ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
China has approved mutual listings of exchange traded funds on Hong Kong and mainland exchanges. The Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) made the announcement on Friday saying the move was part of China's plans to boost financial exchange ...

Wins and losses in PC default super report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
The Productivity Commission has handed down its draft report on default superannuation funds, and while its recommendations were predictable, they represent big wins and yet severe threats for both sides of the industry. The inquiry was called in 2009 ...

DomaCom to offer advisers free software

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
Internet-based property investment vehicle DomaCom is set to offer advisers free access to an online financial planning software tool. DomaCom Guided Planning System (GPS) is a software application that enables advisers to assess their clients' current ...