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SMAs step up to platforms

Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group is the latest to join a growing number of dealer groups who are pioneering the use of separately managed accounts (SMAs), touted the biggest thing since platforms. AFS joins Tolhurst Noall and Lonsdale Financial ...

China miracle more political than economic: Fidelity Summit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2006
The China boom story is more a political miracle than an economic evolution, and that makes it even riskier than first imagined. The question of China was posed by Mercer's Tony Cole at the Fidelity Australian Equities Summit. The world has never seen ...

Flatmates to mortgage-mates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2006
Shifting demographics and affordability are forcing young people to re-think their strategy for breaking into the housing market. According to a report published in this month's YourMortgage magazine, in recent years the once clear-cut picture of home ...

Careless spending wastes $25bn

A new survey has found that Australians spend an average $25 billion per year on daily luxuries such as takeaway food and trashy magazines, with the unusual discovery that men are actually the bigger 'careless spenders' than women. Virgin Money has ...

Super Budget benefits all around: AXA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
The Federal Budget opened up promising new opportunities for clients planning their retirement and fresh options for advisers, according to AXA's analysis. Technical services manager, Lachlan Semple, said the Federal Budget was a resounding success ...

Tax cuts will trigger rates hike: Economists

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates on hold for the 13th month in a row, but Access Economics tips that rates will go north following any possible tax cuts in in May's budget announcement. Access Economics director, Chris Richardson ...

Australian equities stronger for longer: Ausbil Dexia

Ausbil Dexia, Morningstar's 2005 Fund Manager of the Year, sees Australian equities staying the course, rewarding those who continue to concentrate on strong fundamental strategies. While offering investors exposure to global markets through some of ...

Big things come in Smallco packages

Little known fund Smallco Investment is celebrating its fifth year in business on a high note reporting a strong 19 per cent return since inception and a ratings upgrade from Zenith. The fund's investment manager Rob Hopkins says the fund has performed ...

Colonial First State FirstChoice Employer Super fund heads toward $600 million

The momentum continues for Colonial First State's (CFS) FirstChoice Employer Super fund winning another client, Commander Communications Limited. The fund has attracted a number of employers from a wide range of industries. An additional $240 million ...

Boards are cracking down on big termination payments - Macek

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2004
The days of failed executives walking away with millions are coming to an end, according to Charles Macek, chairman of the Financial Reporting Council. Macek, who is also a director of Wesfarmers Ltd and Telstra Corp where he is member of the remuneration ...