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SMSFs snap up blue chip shares

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
Self-managed super fund trustees are now placing blue chip shares on the top of their buying list after brushing off last year's market carnage, research shows. With markets on an upward trajectory and investor sentiment turning towards the positive ...

Money flows lead to Africa

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Global foreign direct investment flows have changed course in 2008 from developed countries to Africa - making West Africa the fastest growing receiver of FDIs with a 63 per cent increase into the region's coffers. According to a new investment trends ...

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
An industry association has questioned why super funds provide a range of investments options after a survey found less than 6.5 per cent of members switched funds in the past three years. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) survey ...

Switching super funds on the rise: survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
The number of active super fund members looking to switch funds has risen over nine months to July, with the number of industry fund members thinking of changing funds almost doubling, a survey found. An Investment Trends report found the number of ...

CMC appoints head of wholesale

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
CMC Markets has appointed former MF Global executive Jamie Clinnick to the new role of head of wholesale. Clinnick will be responsible for targeting mid to large size financial institutions that are looking to add online broking and Contracts for Difference ...

Firm hails the next emerging market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
Looking for the next investment trend? Eastern Europe could be the answer, with one asset manager's flagship fund returning more than 20 per cent annualised since inception. Michael Hanson-Lawson, chief executive at East Capital Asia, said while a long-term ...

CFD demand rises with equities recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are staging a comeback and, in the last 12 months, there was a power shift among the largest players too, new research found. Research firm Investment Trends released its latest annual report on the sector, canvassing ...

Better insurance tech from IRESS

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
CommInsure and IRESS have unveilled a new service that includes real-time insurance premium validation and the delivery of in-force policy information to the adviser desktop. The initiative will allow advisers to confirm the premium returned by IRESS' ...

Platform money flows back into markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Colonial First State FirstChoice and MLC MasterKey, two of Australia's largest investment platforms, are experiencing inflows away from cash and into listed markets and other growth strategies. Brent Howells, head of product MasterKey at MLC, said the ...

NAB and Aviva rule platform land

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
NAB's acquisition of Aviva Australia's Navigator business will create the largest platform provider with $69 billion in funds under management and more than 2,900 advisers using its services. NAB, which announced it had agreed to purchase Aviva Australia's ...