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Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
Hang on to your hats... volatility has returned. We're in trouble again! And you know we're in trouble if that metal whose main use is to adorn the ears, noses, fingers and arms -- and for some, even unmentionable parts of the body -- starts making ...

IOOF adds ETFs to Pursuit

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... portfolio in a cost-efficient manner. "Advisers and their clients will be able to access the underlying performance of the ASX top 50, 200 and listed property indexes as well as the Global 100, Asia 50 and Emerging Markets strategies offered by BlackRock ...

AMP Asian strategy gains momentum

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... into Asia is paying off, attracting more than $700 million from Japanese retail investors last year and becoming one of the top 10 biggest fund managers in the country. Speaking at the AMP annual general meeting, Craig Dunn, chief executive at the firm ...

Alpha Fund Managers signs Amundi

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... management. The Amundi strategy is a single-manager, multi-strategy absolute return fund domiciled in Australia. The strategy uses 'top down' views to find long-term themes and short-term market anomalies across different asset classes. It aims for a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
The Australian share market has received strongly positive leads from offshore trading overnight, as markets rebounded on optimism following the European rescue plan. At 0657 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was ...

Asset Super tops up direct property

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Top performing super fund Asset Super is increasing its exposure to unlisted property, after investing another $16 million into Lend Lease funds. The $1 billion-plus Asset Super, following a recommendation from its asset consultant, Mercer, recently ...

Veitch wins top AXA adviser award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Michelle Veitch of MAP Financial Strategies in South Australia has won the Gerald Lippman Perpetual Trophy, AXA's top gong at its national annual adviser awards. MAP has two practices, one in Adelaide's CBD, which trades as Business and Investment Consultants ...

INGIM builds distribution from ground up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... fixed income and global property securities. Globally, the group oversees $550 billion in FUM, making it one of the world's top 20 largest fund managers. The parent group ING, however, is in the process of separating its banking and insurance businesses ...

FPA appoints Rantall to top job

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has appointed former Godfrey Pembroke managing director, Mark Rantall, as chief executive. Rantall worked at NAB-owned Godfrey Pembroke between 2003 and 2008 where he helped the dealer group transition more than ...

Sell in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
"Sell in May then go away." It has to happen this month, doesn't it? Every time the fifth moon of the year is upon us, theories, studies and reports proving or disproving this quotation come a-visiting. By merely stating this observation, I guess I ...