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Loomis Sayles taps luxury goods and alt energy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... increased the fund's US exposure by 10 per cent in one year to 45 per cent, investing across consumer electronics, mobile internet providers and video game producers such as Apple, Nintendo and Broadcom. "Consumers are always spending money on something ...

Macquarie launches lending website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... statements and brochures. Peter van der Westhuyzen, Macquarie Investment Lending division director, said, "We know the internet is increasingly used as a research tool so our website provides back to basics gearing information for investors who might ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... rose, however, after a jump in shares of Yahoo Inc on news that Carl Icahn is considering launching a proxy fight for the internet company after takeover talks between Yahoo and Microsoft Corp were abandoned. But Hewlett-Packard shares dragged on the ...

CommInsure halves insurance PDS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... information, but other aspects such as trauma definitions have been removed and included in the reference document or an internet link is provided, said Levinthal. He said the firm teamed up with "reader friendly" documentation firm, Cleardoc, to simplify ...

From PDS doorstoppers to digests

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... Lytas, ING head of product, said the PDS could be reduced after non-essential information was removed and replaced by Internet links. "The concise PDS will benefit investors and financial advisers through an easier understanding of the product attribute ...

Debt trumps terrorism as top threat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
... The Unisys Security Index measures the level of concern across four areas of security including national, financial, Internet and personal. As a result of a survey of more than 1,200 Australians age 18 years or over, in March, the Security Index fell ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... while the broader All Ordinaries lost 83.2 points, or 1.49 per cent, to 5,504.1. NEW YORK - US stocks surged on Friday as Internet leader Google and heavy equipment maker Caterpillar showed resilience in the face of a slowing economy with profits that ...

IAG restructures and jumps on web

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... all the businesses have achieved in the recent past," said Wilkins. Wilkins added IAG will be establishing a separate internet-based start up business led by Business Partnerships' chief executive, Jacki Johnson. The new business is aimed at finding ...

CFA takes ethics inhouse

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... gather in small groups and debate six to eight hypothetical case studies which cover insider trading, client gifts and internet privacy.

IRESS software gets thumbs up

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... switches also featured strongly as needed improvements. The report also outlined the continuing trend of planners favouring internet accessible storage of client data. According to Investment Trends principal, Mark Johnston, "The survey details that ...