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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, as world markets reflect uncertainty over the effects of political turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East, and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. On the ...

Inflation fears raise appeal of alternative assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
Alternatives are predicted to enjoy a surge of inflows over the next three years as institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds move to protect themselves against inflation. Inflation and its potential effect on institutional investing is gaining ...

Super funds urge MySuper rethink

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
There are better ways to deliver the aims of MySuper than those currently being explored by the government, super fund experts said. Shifting the focus from fees to the total profit that funds extract from MySuper products and even limiting that amount ...

Zenith releases Aus Equity large cap review

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
Two funds were upgraded and two were downgraded in Zenith Investment Partners 2011 Australian large cap sector review. The core growth Schroder Wholesale Australian Equity Fund was upgraded to 'Highly Recommended' and the high alpha Patersons Wholesale ...

Levy to fund $15m ad campaign

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) told members the industry is at a turning point as it outlined a raft of constitutional changes and detailed its new $15 million advertising campaign yesterday. Speaking to 220 members in Sydney yesterday, Mark ...

FuturePlus targets super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
FuturePlus Financial Services (FuturePlus) adds a fourth client to its administration services list, with plans to target small to medium funds. FuturePlus will provide superannuation administration services to Super Money Eligible Rollover Fund (SMERF) ...

More to emerging markets than Asia

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
As investors spend time weighing up the pros and cons of investing in Asian growth assets, other emerging markets, with some of the most attractive trading valuations, are often overlooked. James Cook, associate director, US and emerging market equities ...

CFS slashes entry bar to wholesale platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Colonial First State has launched an aggressive bid for market share by opening Australia's biggest wholesale investment platform to small investors, positioning itself for a future commission-free superannuation market. Colonial, a subsidiary of the ...

FPA to reset membership criteria

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The Financial Planning Association is seeking to restrict its membership with constituents to vote on the proposals in April. After June this year only practicing financial planners will be able to join the association as members with practice owners ...

Mystery surrounds sovereign fund billions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The future mandate of Libya's sovereign wealth fund is uncertain following political unrest, a new report has said. A new report from Preqin said the Libyan Investment Authority had been able to invest more freely after sanctions on the north African ...