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Markets still at risk: Tagliaferro

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
One of the country's leading fund managers, Anton Tagliaferro, is the latest stockmarket expert to voice his concerns about investor attitude towards risk and observed that today's investors are less risk-aware compared to their predecessors. Tagliaferro ...

Bannned AFS planner to appeal

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... expressed disappointment over the Australian Securities and Investments Commission decision to ban one of its advisers, Michael Parker, and said it will support his appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. ASIC banned Parker after it found he sent ...

Simpler Super needs tune-up: Zurich

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
The Federal Government's Simpler Super reforms have made positive inroads in enabling Australians to understand superannuation but further improvements are needed, according to a report by Zurich Financial Services. While the 'Simplified Superannuation ...

Green fund for the mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
Former US vice president Al Gore made a flying visit to Australia to officially launch the Generation Global Sustainability fund, a new product that suits investors who want to invest in a green fund with a slightly different twist. The underlying manager ...

ING revamps corporate and SME super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
ING Australia has made sweeping changes to its corporate and small to medium size enterprises (SME) super products including extended income protection cover, capped fees and a user-friendly PDS. "The changes we have implemented are focussed on simplifying ...

Testamentary trusts under review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
Testamentary trusts or funds set up in a person's will are a great way to ensure assets go to their rightful beneficiaries but the problem is these trusts are poorly understood. David Reid, lawyer at Donovan Oates Hannaford, said, "Many people have ...

Mirvac appoints exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
Mirvac Funds Management (MFM) has appointed Chris Packett to director of real estate equity funds. Packett will manage the recently acquired Domaine Property with $750 million in committed assets under management across five unlisted property trusts ...

AXA survey dispels retiree myth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
The latest AXA retirement study has found that three out of four retirees who described themselves as defensive investors actually wanted a more aggressive investment strategy with a bias towards growth assets. The AXA investor trends report surveyed ...

Diversification under the microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
With easy money gone following the sub-prime fallout, an industry expert has urged investors to re-assess how diversified their investment portfolios are and whether they can withstand further market volatility. Damien Crowley, general manager of adviser ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... contract was 64 points lower at 6202 on a volume of 74,264 contracts. Austock Brokers senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said the banks are being tarred by the North Rock incident in the United Kingdom. "It is a bit of a red letter ...