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Advice already in client's best interest: FPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... bias the advice they give to a client, so that decisions can be made with full understanding and knowledge," said Bloch. "Third, cheap products are not always in the clients best interests, especially if they restrict choice, flexibility and overlook ...

Winds continue to favour private equity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... over-heating had been overstated. "To put things into perspective, a $1 move in the share price of Telstra is equal to a third of total private equity invested in Australia over the past 12 months," Brakey said. However, Les Fallick, founder and managing ...

NZ Super dives into IT securities lending

... lending programme in a bit to boost revenues, by lending its securities to approved borrowers. It chose eSecLending as its third party provider which runs an auction model to get the best risk/return outcomes. eSecLending has since started a lending ...

Property scheme lands promoters in court

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... properties from elderly persons but granted them lifetime tenancies for $1 per year rent. They then on-sold the properties to third part investors, sometimes helping the investor obtain a mortgage. Stephen O'Neill has pleaded not guilty to four charges ...

Fund of LaSalle funds will cut fees

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
... yield and various investment characteristics up or down according to their needs. While LaSalle hasn't ruled out including third parties in the future, at present all the funds will be internally managed. "It is a bit different, but we think LaSalle ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
... business investment which rose by 1.7 per cent during the fourth quarter of last year having fallen by 1.9 per cent in the third quarter. The mining industry investment grew by 3 per cent during the quarter to take the annual figure to a healthy 5.8 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... week of steep declines. News of takeover deals, including a $US10 billion ($A12.99 billion) bid by Citigroup for Japan's third-largest securities company, also boosted sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 157.18 points, or 1.30 per cent ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2007
... more than one per cent. News of takeover deals, including a $US10 billion ($A12.99 billion) bid by Citigroup for Japan's third-largest securities company, helped put investors in the mood to buy stocks again. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... Equity Partners is due to hold an extraordinary general meeting and building materials maker James Hardie will release its third quarter results. On the economics front, the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is meeting to decide whether to ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
... 1.9 per cent fall in spending on equipment although the mining and construction sector showed a significant increase from third quarter estimates made last year. While the Australian labour market remains allegedly tight, new data from the Australian ...