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Patersons' poor compliance under review

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called on specialist stockbroker Patersons Securities to review its monitoring and supervision of staff after it found that two Patersons employees may have risked client funds through ...

GoldLink launches commodities index fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... sectors." Kovacs noted that commodities indices possessed some diversification attributes compared to other listed securities. "Commodities also have a positive correlation to inflation, and can therefore act as a hedge against inflation," he added. ...

AMP Capital Core Property Fund scores highest rating

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
... which typically feature an even split between direct property and Australian LPTs. The inclusion of a global property securities component makes this Fund unique and enhances the return prospects. The diversity of asset classes provides investors with ...

Devote 20 per cent or more to direct property: ADPIA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... as well as the difficulty in obtaining detailed and comparable data, something which is scarcely an issue in listed securities. "There's one other critical factor - liquidity. Unlisted property is not liquid - that's a given. But do I need to have all ...

Another Dimension to DFA

... product differs from their existing range in that it is their most diversified fund to date, initially invested in 800 securities plus exposure to a sub-pool of 7,500 small cap stocks via the fund's 17.5 per cent allocation to their global small cap ...

Analyse bonds differently to equities: Loomis Sayles

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
... differently to equity markets and investors trained around equities need to adjust their thinking when investing in income securities. Brett Wander, director of alpha strategies for Loomis Sayles, said, "It is commonplace to find investment professionals ...

Putnam banks on fixed income

... fixed income with duration held relatively short to preserve capital. The group also favours mortgage and asset-backed securities over investment grade and high yield corporate bonds. Putnam launched its first offerings under its own brand this year ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... you've seen a very strong couple of months and today they're just taking a little bit of profit off the top," Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said. "A lot of this is in line with the weakness in the US dollar and the oil price pumping ...

ASIC should adopt dollar-base performance metrics: ISN

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
The Industry Super Network (ISN) has called on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to cut through incessant debates about how we measure super fund performance by adopting a 'net benefit to member' (NMTM) model focusing on the ...

Whose side are you on, asks ASIC

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman, Jeff Lucy, said planners must always act in the best interest of their clients if they want the general public to view the industry as a legitimate profession. In his keynote address ...