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Social media an important tool for advisers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... LinkedIn, quoting figures that show around 2 million people, mainly in the business world, currently have LinkedIn profiles. A major advantage of the site, according to Young, is that it can be found in a Google search, which he said was extremely important. ...

Austerity's political pay-off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... monetary policy has been tapped out." "We have to rebuild the ammunition magazine for government policy and unless there's a major structural break - and there could be, we're in for a period of time where unless politicians become a lot more courageous ...

Growth in popularity of lifecycle strategies: PIMCO

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Super funds will increasingly move toward strategies such as lifecycle strategies that de-risk an investor's portfolio as members near retirement, according to PIMCO. The new research claims this approach could eventually replace existing "balanced" ...

MLC shakes up portfolio allocations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
MLC has shifted its Australian share strategy manager allocations for its major portfolios to add passive allocations to its investment strategy, replacing Concord Capital with Vanguard Investments among other changes. The MLC Horizon Series of portfolios ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... package for Greece. At 0830 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,269. No major economic news is expected on Tuesday. In equities news, Harvey Norman Holdings and Boral ar among the companies due to report ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Friday, said the cash rate would likely remain steady at 4.25 per cent, despite the major banks' decision to raise interest rates. Mr Turner said the local currency had performed well overnight with ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... session for international markets. Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said there was no major local or international news driving the Australian market on Thursday. "European markets have been soft, the US market ...

AREIT-ASX correlation doubles post GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... portfolios. However, the credit shake-out of the GFC and the significant devaluations experienced throughout the sector led to major restructuring and deleveraging that not only saw returns reduce but the correlation with the regular stock market nearly ...

Platforms hoard cash amid FOFA uncertainty

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... research and product development at Rainmaker Information said that despite draft FOFA legislation and the fact that most major platform owners have supported the reforms, less than five of the platforms have launched commission-free products. "Most ...

Cost cutting key for Perpetual in 2012

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Cost reduction is a key priority for Perpetual Limited this year, with the group hiring an international consulting firm to review where savings can be made straight away. In its half yearly results released today, the financial services firm posted ...