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Saxo Bank's iPad app optimises trading

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
Saxo Bank, parent company of Saxo Capital Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd has announced the launch of its updated mobile trading app which is now optimised for iPad use. Users with the current Saxo app on their iPhone or iPad will automatically receive ...

nabInvest expands insto distribution team

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
nabInvest has appointed Kate Bell and Stuart Haigh as new investment specialists to further expand its institutional distribution team. Kate Bell brings 12 years' industry experience to the role and a proven track record of working with fund managers ...

Sluggish growth the new norm: Janus

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Once the high volatility experienced within the spread declines over the next six to 12 months, slower earnings growth will emerge as Australia's 'new norm', according to Carmel Wellso, portfolio manager with Janus Capital Group. In Australia to address ...

UK to ban exotic retail investment products

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... promotion of exotic investment products to retail investors, following the release of a consultation paper that said the product class should be restricted to sophisticated high net worth (HNW) investors. Release of the consultation paper follows research ...

Commbank knew of potential Storm collapse: lawyers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... billion when the Townsville-based financial services company collapsed in 2008. Morris, who is representing 300 clients in a class action against the bank, told the court he would be arguing during the trial in September that the bank had acted "unconscionably" ...

Income-seeking investors returning to secured credit

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... According to international investment manager Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle), the positive performance of this asset class is causing some institutional investors to allocate between 5% and 50% to secured credit. Steven Fleming from the investment ...

Storm's victims counselled against settlement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... to an estimated 14,000 investors. Victims of the collapse - many of which were small investors - have been involved in a class action, seeking damages against the Macquarie and Commonwealth banks and the Bank of Queensland. ASIC has also been prosecuting ...

Renewed appetite for Aussie stocks

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
According to BetaShares' Australian ETF Review, renewed interest in Australian equities products led to market cap growth of around 4% for the month of July and net new assets of $57 million. While yield remains popular with investors through high dividend ...

Polarisation of super dubbed "shocking" by UK manager

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
The extent of polarisation within the Australian superannuation industry is "shocking," according to a UK-based manager. Alan McFarlane, chief executive officer of Dundas Global Investors said that looking from the outside as the UK moves towards a ...

Retirement income the big challenge

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
Australia has achieved a world-class superannuation savings scheme, but retirement income remains a significant challenge, according to one manager. Alan McFarlane, chief executive officer at Edinburgh-based Dundas Global Investors said the Australian ...