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Avoid AMP Aussie shares fund: Morningstar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... turnover, the ratings house said it wouldn't be surprised to see changes in the investment process. "The fund manager needs to foster a culture that will retain staff, to demonstrate that an investment with the shop won't be compromised on a frequent ...

Direct share investing gather momentum

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
If the FPA's desire for financial planning to be viewed as a profession and not just an industry is to be realised, a greater appreciation of investing in good old fashioned stocks might be a good place to start. And advisers have the perfect opportunity ...

QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... overall size of the asset-purchase program in light of incoming information and will adjust the program as needed to best foster maximum employment and price stability." Yes, you got it! It's data dependent. The caveat implies that the Fed could decide ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... Perpetual Ltd also holds its annual general meeting, as do Worley Parsons Ltd, Prime Financial Group Ltd, Transurban Group, Foster's Group Ltd, NIB Holdings Ltd, and Billabong International Ltd. On Monday, the Australian share market closed higher, led ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender process for $700 million of November 2012 bonds. In equities news, Foster's Group Ltd continues an investor briefing. Amalgamated Holdings Ltd, Colorpak Ltd, and PaperlinX Ltd hold annual general ...

Signposts to high yield

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
Russell Australia High Dividend Index's top ten holdings was dominated by financial stocks but property trusts are emerging as attractive high-yield stocks. The Russell Australia High Dividend Index (RAHDI) includes Australian blue-chip companies with ...

Indian pension funds poised for growth

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Recent reforms to India's pension system could foster a "shareholder society" that will underpin the country's equity markets for years to come, market watchers say. India, like most emerging market economies, has no universal retirement safety net. ...

Former VFMC chief joins CP2

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Former Victorian Funds Management Corporation chief executive, Syd Bone, has been appointed chief executive of global infrastructure investment firm, CP2. Bone was chief executive of VFMC from 2004 to 2009. He was also former managing director of the ...

Birth of the iPad adviser

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... the feeling," she said, meaning the multidimensional impact of an iPad presentation plus the 'wow' factor might just help foster a connection between the adviser and the client. Banaei also said the social aspect of using an iPad, which allows advisers ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... had a volatile ride over the last few months and there is no short-term end to that at this point," he said. Shares in Foster's Group were up sharply after it said it had received and rejected a non-binding proposal to buy its Treasury Wine Estates wine ...