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Water fund washes onto BT wraps

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Liontamer's KBC Global Water Fund has been added to the BT wrap, heralding the next step of the fund's Australian footprint in the water-investment sector. Liontamer head of distribution, Simon Padley, advised that the fund has been accepted on both ...

In cash we trust

QIC has held more cash than it's ever held for a very long time, a fortuitous investment move made by the $70 billion fund manager more than twelve months before the market rout began. While it's easy to count the amount lost by the average super fund ...

Industry funds biggest losers from switching

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
Industry super funds reaped the least switching gains at the end of last year, as they reported for the first time a negative net share of superannuation switching behaviour, a new survey by Roy Morgan shows. During the six months leading up to September  ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The Australian share market had plunged deeper into the red at noon, amid concerns of a US recession and its likely impact on global growth. At 1215 AEDT the S&P/ASX200 index was down 260.6 points, or 4.67 per cent, to 5,319.8 and the All Ordinaries ...

HFA clears up MFS links

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
HFA Holdings was forced to clarify its relationship with MFS Group, stating HFA has no operating or business relationship with the company, after MFS' share price continued its nosedive. In a statement, the HFA Holdings (HFA) board said HFA's share ...

Conflicting rate calls

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
There's growing expectation among European economists that the European Central Bank (ECB) will be forced to follow the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England and start lowering interest rates. Ironically, iterations from executive board member Juergen ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply lower on a negative lead from Asian and European markets and large falls in commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 158 points at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on a negative lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 75 points at 5,687. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases ...

Life ban for adviser after altering codes

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
Disgraced Tasmania-based financial adviser Adam Grant has been permanently banned from providing financial services after being caught manipulating broker codes to siphon commission payments. ASIC banned Grant, who was employed with Shadforths Limited ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market appears headed for further choppy trade with an uncertain lead from Wall Street, base metals in London down, and continued uncertainty over world market conditions. At 0743 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March ...