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Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010

Advisers in clean bill of health

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... of which were financial advisers. Financial advisers are more likely to mention heart disease or heart attack as one of the top three causes of death for Australian men and women when compared to respondents from the general community. Although, financial ...

AMP launches planning course

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
AMP takes the driver's seat on education by launching a new Diploma of Financial Services course. Offered through AMP Horizons Academy from January 2011, the new qualification level will boost AMP's training capability while offering education for those ...

Signposts to high yield

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
Russell Australia High Dividend Index's top ten holdings was dominated by financial stocks but property trusts are emerging as attractive high-yield stocks. The Russell Australia High Dividend Index (RAHDI) includes Australian blue-chip companies with ...

Rising tide lifts hedge funds in September

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... slightly different picture. According to figures from the EDHEC-Risk Institute - which is affiliated with one of France's top business schools - emerging markets and long/short equity were the most profitable strategies in September, both with near 4.3 ...

Aussie fund managers outside top 100

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... fourth largest investment market to source funding from, Australian fund managers have once again failed to crack the world's top 100, new figures show. According to a study conducted by Towers Watson and Pension & Investments magazine, there are 15 ...

Lower fees or lose advantage: ACTU

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... competitive advantages over retail funds. Tim Lyons, assistant secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions said one of the top challenges facing the not-for-profit sector is driving down fee costs. "I think many of those reforms that are in relation ...

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... interest rates at 0.5 per cent until late 2012 and announce another 100 billion pounds or US$160 billion in bond purchases on top of 200 billion bond stimulus program already implemented. Juergen Stark, executive board member of the European Central ...

Assets that thrive under pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
Fixed interest, hedge funds and indexed investments were the top three asset classes based on growth in funds under management (FUM), according to Rainmaker research. Figures show that these three asset classes grew their FUM between June 2007 and June ...

Fed bearing gift of QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Don't fight the Fed! This adage has been with us for some time now and it's back again doing the rounds in the financial markets. Yes, Virginia. The chorus for QE2 keeps growing louder that Wall Street - and the world - appears to be just waiting for ...