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Concentrated portfolios can benefit HNW

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Private investors who are not concerned with a deviation from global indices can benefit from a concentrated equities portfolio, said Private Portfolio Managers (PPM). "Many high net worth (HNW) and family offices find it difficult to access international ...

Marathon assets under review

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
At least $1.13 billion of superannuation assets are under review ahead of the imminent retirement of Jeremy Hosking, one of the three founders of Marathon Asset Management, in December. The UK-based fund manager, which has secured global equity portfolio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower despite a positive finish on Wall Street, while investors await the outcome of a key Federal Reserve policy meeting. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract ...

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
The Financial Services Council's definition of independence is "novel," said David Whiteley, chief executive, Industry Super Network (ISN). Policy released last month by the representative body provided mandatory guidelines that said a majority of directors ...

Market wrap - afternoon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
Australian stocks had a lacklustre opening after falls on Wall Street and in Europe. At 1018 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 14.3 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,319 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 14.6 ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
Looks like some partygoers have gotten lost on their way to the party - Big Ben's party, that is. Less than 24 hours after Bloomberg Businessweek published this headline, "Fed Stuck at Zero Into 2015, QE Odds Reach 99%" yesterday, screens displaying ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street as investors wait to see if the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the week will lead to stimulatory measures. At 0749 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price ...

Wilson HTM awarded damages

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
Wilson HTM has been awarded $174, 416 in damages, after chief justice Patricia Bergin said this morning in the NSW Supreme Court, that commission and revenue statements tendered to rival broker Ord Minnett by Wilson's former Sydney desk boss Joseph ...

Fund returns recover to 3.1%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
The SelectingSuper workplace default option index surged in July, with the rise sufficient to push rolling 12 month returns up to 3.1% - their highest level in 11 months. The strong bounce-back was triggered by the 4.2% July monthly return from the ...

Ben's turn to be super

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
This is it folks. This week's the week when we find out whether or not dear Uncle Ben would be donning a cape and wearing his underwear outside his pants and do a Super Mario. Most financial marketeers were convinced he talked about it last month at ...