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SMSFs turn to advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... asset class falling 22 per cent to 42 per cent in a year. Andrea Slattery, chief executive at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), said the demand for financial advisers specialising in SMSFs had risen significantly. SPAA runs a course ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... index contract was 23 points higher at 4,729. In economic news, the Australian Industry Group and Housing Industry Association release the Australian Performance of Construction Index for November. ANZ releases its job advertisements survey for November. ...

Property associations seek carbon clarity

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... explore the impact of carbon emission laws. Adam Murchie, vice president at the Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA), said carbon emission legislation is imminent and the direct property industry needs to work together to understand ...

Future Fund to grow investments team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... cash-heavy fund scours the markets for more investment opportunities. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) this week, David Neal, chief investment officer at the Future Fund, said the fund has a small investment team compared ...

Improving admin could stop fraudsters: SPAA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... are detected and stopped, according to one industry body. Andrea Slattery, chief executive at the SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA), said while the superannuation administration system is robust, it could be improved to make it much ...

Africa's PIC appoints Charles River

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... managers have a common technology for modeling money market portfolios against local indices -including the Bond Exchange Association of South Africa All Bond Index (ALBI) and short-term fixed interest benchmarks (STeFI)." Public Investment Corporation ...

Liar, liar, hedge funds on fire

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... University Stern School of Business, was speaking at a roundtable organised by the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) Australia early this week.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... buying on a range of factors including a weaker US dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers. A National Association of Realtors' report showing a big jump in October home sales revived investor optimism after disappointing data on the housing ...

AFA calls for more consultation on education

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) education consultation paper includes some "good ideas" and called for a truly consultative approach to developing education standards. Richard ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... Juliette Saly said firmer metals prices had buoyed mining stocks while strong figures from the Australian Retailers Association over the weekend had boosted that sector. "The market is trading stronger today, trying to get back some of gains lost on ...