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Share performance gap widens after tax

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
There are more reasons why investors should put their savings in a super fund after a new report found a substantial difference between the returns of funds taxed within super and under a personal tax rate. The Russell/ASX Long Term Investing study ...

AXA halves adviser PI expense

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
AXA Australia has signed a new professional indemnity (PI) deal that will cost its licensed advisers 50 per cent less than the average market rate. The deal comprises of a PI insurance premium of $195, in addition to 0.33 per cent of an adviser's income. ...

From Wall Street to the Great Wall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
Investment guru Burton Malkiel, author of the acclaimed book "A Random Walk Down Wall Street" has identified raw material stocks, inflation-linked securities and the emerging markets as the prime asset classes to invest in. Speaking at a Vanguard investor ...

SMSFs buoy netwealth FUA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
While some platforms reported a drop in fund inflows, growing support from self-managed super funds boosted netwealth's funds under administration (FUA) by 50 per cent to $960 million over the year. Overall, netwealth's funds under management increased ...

JP Morgan runs ESG checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
JP Morgan has developed a post-trade environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance reporting service to help finance institutions comply with their socially responsible investment (SRI) policies. Using its existing post trade compliance reporting ...

IFM adopts UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), bringing the FUM weight to almost $400 billion for organisations that have now signed the protocols. The UN PRI includes a set of "aspirational" ...

Apostle launches global small-mid cap fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Apostle Asset Management has combined the expertise of two international small to mid cap investment managers and developed the Apostle Global Small-Mid Cap Equities fund, providing exposure to America, Europe and Asia. Half of the fund has a North ...

PIS to list best practices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Professional Investment Services (PIS) is planning to list a business which will feature some of its top financial planning and accounting practices. The division's holding company, Professional Investment Holdings, intends to purchase 20 to 25 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
... results, and Bell Financial Group and Pacifica Group Ltd hold their annual general meetings. Woolworths managing director Michael Luscombe speaks at an Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce lunch. The Australian market closed at a four month high yesterday ...

Advisers change tack on life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
Smarter planning software programs have triggered a fundamental change in how financial advisers provide life insurance to clients, according to an Investment Trends report. The report surveyed 1,600 advisers in November last year and found that of ...