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Long-term strategies pay off for investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Long-term investment strategies offer better returns, while Australian equities are beating residential investment property as the best performing asset for the last 20 years. In the 13th Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report, released ...

AMP looks to uni for future planners

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
AMP is looking to university students to become the new generation of financial planners, mirroring the successful US program to attract new blood into the industry. AMP has launched the AMP University Challenge that will see university students from ...

LG Super awards $150m global equity mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded a $150 million global equity mandate to Five Oceans Asset Management due, in part, to its responsible investment attitude. LGS said it selected Five Oceans to manage its mandate after it learnt of their awareness ...

DKN agrees to support IOOF takeover

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Financial services provider DKN Financial Group has agreed to an increased takeover offer by IOOF Holdings, subject to independent valuation. IOOF has increased its bid from an indicative offer of 75c per DKN share, which was hotly rejected by major ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
The Australian share market is expected to open around one per cent lower today after US stocks fell due to fresh concerns about the financial stability of the eurozone. At 0629 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was down 41 points ...

ASX grants Chi-X access to TAS

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The ASX Group (ASX) has decided to allow Chi-X Australia to use its new Trade Acceptance Service (TAS), with Chi-X signing a non-exclusive arrangement. By allowing Chi-X to use the system, investors will now be able to clear and settle transactions ...

Demand rises for Aussie bonds and cash: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The flight to safety has returned with fixed income increasing in popularity and mandates flowing to diversified fixed interest, AMP capital said today. Ben Harrop, AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, leads a team that manages $38 billion in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market has received a mostly positive lead from offshore trading, after Wall Street closed higher and gold, silver and oil prices settled firmer. But copper and prices finished lower. At 0800 AEST, the September share price index ...

BT Investment Management wins $61m mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Advance Asset Management has awarded a $61.5 million new mandate to BT Investment Management for the Australian property sector after becoming disenchanted with the former investment managers. The charter was awarded in the March quarter, according ...

ASIC fee changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
Financial services companies will face higher fees from the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) from July 1 based on the March quarter Consumer Price Index. Starting in the new financial year, any application to register an Australian ...