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Former Bell Potter adviser charged

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... Evans, of Leichhardt, NSW is alleged to have used client funds for his own personal use instead of investing in Australian shares as agreed with his clients. The charges involve more than $1.06 million and relate to his role as a director of Kismet Trading ...

Small-caps beat index but approach with caution

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... decline substantially in systemic fashion, and investors and advisers should consider any investment in small-cap Australian shares to be a higher-risk proposition than in large-caps," said the report. "Investors and advisers therefore need to have the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
Australian shares have opened higher with the resources sector boosted by higher commodity prices. Qantas also rose significantly after it announced it would set up a Jetstar Hong Kong airline offering budget flights in China. At 1022 AEDT, the benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Australian shares are edging closer to a seven-month high after Wall Street closed at its highest level since the end of 2007. Positive comments from United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, including expectations that the unemployment rate ...

UN Responsible Investment head joins Emerald launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... (RI) fund outperforms its mainstream counterpart and benchmarks in every category in all time periods across Australian shares, international shares and balanced funds. Justin Medcalf, managing director of the wrap distributor, The Emerald Club, said ...

MLC shakes up portfolio allocations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... to suit a more diverse approach. Among a raft of small changes, Vanguard Investments Australia will manage an Australian shares mandate of more than $400m for MLC after being appointed to replace Concord Capital to manage a passive mandate. Peter Sumner ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Australian shares have opened slightly weaker after a quiet overnight session for international markets. Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said there was no major local or international news driving the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... points on Thursday (US time) to 12,904 - its third triple-digit gain this year and highest close since May 2008. Australian shares followed the positive lead and traded higher on Friday morning, Mr Heffernan said. "Certainly, when you look across the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... a bailout for debt-stricken Greece as it races to avoid a default. Following a regional rally on Wednesday, Australian shares lost 1.68 per cent, or 71.5 points, at 4,181.9, on Thursday despite an upbeat jobs report, as Qantas said it plans to axe at ...

Best interest to put focus on risk: Instreet

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... [also]." Instreet's new Portfolio Check-up has been specifically designed for portfolios containing ASX listed Australian shares, ETFs and cash, and with 10 or more holdings. Advisers can send Instreet their portfolios for check-up with services including ...