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Thrift is the new cool: K2

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... actually very cyclical and their growth will fall for longer than just the recession as consumers shy away from luxury brands," he said. "Not just because they are expensive but because of what they represent...frugality is the new cool." Besides the ...

Finovia opts for Select

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... number of high quality dealer groups, by allowing those dealers to create a series of portfolios operating under their own brands," said Andrew Fairweather, chief executive of Select. The Finovia Defensive Portfolio, the Finovia Balanced Portfolio and ...

FPA endorses iShares CPD program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... development follows Barclays Global Investors introducing three new ETFs covering telecommunications, health and consumer brands in March. The firm has launched 19 ETFS in four tranches on the ASX since October 2007.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... 3,586.3. NEW YORK - Wall Street's rally has gained momentum thanks to surprisingly good earnings from some major consumer brands. Best Buy Co, ConAgra Foods Inc, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc all turned in quarterly reports that beat analysts' expectations. ...

BGI appoints Australian CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... traded funds (ETF) were launched in October 2007 and the BGI introduced three more ETFs covering health, telco and consumer brands.

Battle of the super brands

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
Colonial First State, MLC, AMP and Industry Super Funds - how have they fared in their latest advertising blitz? According to brandmanagement, getting the right message to investors has opened opportunities for certain funds to win a massive new client ...

iShares adds three

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Barclays Global Investors has introduced three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) covering telco, health and consumer brands to give investors the chance to tap "defensive" investment sectors. According to BGI-owned iShares, the new ETFs lets Australians ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
... or 2.26 per cent to $16.00, and Woodside Petroleum gaining 15 cents or 0.4 per cent to $37.24. Among retailers, Pacific Brands surged 1.5 cents, or 8.82 per cent to 18.5 cents, while Billabong jumped 31 cents, or 4.66 per cent to $6.96, and Woolworths ...

Competition not so super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... industry funds in aggregate are the biggest winners from super choice, combining the results from all the major retail brands and minor brands likely to be included in the "other" category suggest the race is actually much tighter. According to the report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... Network Ltd, Goodman Fielder Ltd, Macquarie Telecom Group Ltd, Centro Retail Group and Centro Properties Group, Pacific Brands Ltd, Fantastic Holdings Ltd, Arrow Energy Ltd, Australian Vintage Ltd, Worley Parsons Ltd, ConnectEast Group, Breville Group ...