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Planners remain wary of switching cash to equities

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... Financial Solutions. Individually and separately managed accounts have been a popular way for SMSFs to get some share exposure and IMA provider Implemented Portfolios said it has continued its defensive approach in the last quarter, focusing on protecting ...

You can't handle the truth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
Stressed out with debts and the financial markets? Better pop some more pills into your system - more is in store. If it's too good to be true, it's usually a stretch. There was good news - fantabolous news --out of debt-drowning Europe after the close ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
"Just like a knight in shining armor From a long time ago Just in time I will save the day..." Peter Cetera - Glory of Love This tune played in my head when Beijing announced the country's June quarter economic scorecard yesterday - and boy oh boy ...

UBS undecided on OptiMix future

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
UBS Asset Management will work closely with ANZ on positioning the ING Investment Management business that it agreed to acquire yesterday with no decisions yet made on where valuable assets such as OptiMix will end up. The acquisition of ING IM makes ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
"And did you think this fool could never win Well look at me, I'm coming back again I'm still standing yeah, yeah, yeah I'm still standing yeah, yeah, yeah." -Elton John, I'm Still Standing Oh yeah, oh yeah. Call it short covering or call it end-of ...

Bigger picture, nicer picture

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011

U-G-L-Y

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Let's cut to the chase and get straight to the point - the US employment report most of us have waited for all week was plain and simply U-G-L-Y ugly. There's no ifs, no ands and definitely no buts. Ugly, ugly, ugly. That's just what it is! Although ...

Planners risk trouble opposing FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Financial planners are shooting themselves in the foot by seeking to sink key elements of the Future of Financial Advice reforms, the Industry Super Fund Network has said. Industry Super Fund Network chief executive David Whiteley said the financial ...

Back office firm eyes super growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... service to the fund, its members and the employer sponsors," said Houlihan. MainstreamBPO said that it offers an effective IMA/SMA solution for clients and is ready for any changes to the super industry resulting from MySuper and FOFA. "Being flexible ...

Managed accounts central to advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... curve that provides the best of both worlds," said Fechner. Fechner said that platform integration and offerings of SMA and IMA available for the SG were almost unheard of until around 18 months ago but that now due to the high levels of super that filters ...