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Planning firm invests in property to widen appeal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... enable it to integrate the property research and advice of REaffirm into its own service, as it looks to provide a broader spectrum of advice. "Financial Planners who focus only on investing in managed funds, bonds and the like, can't provide the total ...

Yikes the ECB hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... For those worried about the growth outlook, Trichet explained that too. "...interest rates across the entire maturity spectrum remain low. Thus, the stance of monetary policy remains accommodative and thereby continues to lend considerable support to ...

Investors gearing up again

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... shortfalls. Keary suggested that 30 per cent gearing on a portfolio remained appropriate for investors "down the risk spectrum" and 50 per cent suited those "up the risk spectrum." "The thing to remember is that gearing should be matched to risk profiles ...

Mason Stevens signs dealer group MAs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... financial advisers. Currently, there is an enormous amount of interest in managed accounts from right across the planning spectrum, from independent boutiques and larger dealer groups. "We principally target boutique adviser market as they are able to ...

MDAs to expand SMSF footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... options for choice for advisers very attractive," said David Heather, head of distribution at IAS. "On one end of the spectrum you have your separately managed accounts (SMA) providers with portfolios in a platform-like structure, then you have MDA's ...

NAB Super restructures alternatives portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... prospective returns relative to government bonds, though maintain an appropriate balance of risk." At the equities end of the spectrum, the fund reduced its Australian equities exposure in favour of international equities. In the balanced option, Aussie ...

Better boring than bubble

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... over their small cap portfolios. "Over the last six to 12 months, there's been a lot of interest further out in the risk spectrum than we're really prepared to go into," he said. "There are stocks that are far more conceptual in nature... some are bubble-type ...

Antares wins ipac mandate

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... manager owned by nabInvest. It has a 20-year track record covering a range of fixed interest instruments across the risk spectrum, including sovereign debt, corporate bonds, hybrid securities, private debt, short term securities and derivatives. The ...

Rise of the new rich

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... notch by looking beyond the ultra-rich. Instead, the group's inaugural Global Wealth Report cuts across the entire wealth spectrum, providing fresh evidence of the shift of seismic wealth from the West to the East. According to the study, the 'rising' ...

Researchers cast eyes on ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... efficiency, incremental revenue generation, historical performance and business management and team in its ratings, in a spectrum ranging from 'very strong' to 'weak'. The burgeoning Australian ETF market is still in its infant stages but examples of ...