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ETF market has first fall in 20 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... Australian equity high yield segment which received $500 million of inflows in 2013. "Competing products in a single sector signal a maturing industry, which is beginning to mimic the more developed ETF markets in Europe and the United States," Vynokur ...

Emerging market turmoil is a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Investors should seize the recent falls in emerging market equity markets as an opportunity to buy quality companies at a more attractive price, according to global large cap specialist Insync Fund Managers. The fund house is not altering its portfolio ...

IFM invests $1.3 billion in LNG facility

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013
... and well-regarded investment firm has chosen to invest in the Freeport LNG facility. This announcement clearly sends a signal to the financial community about our ability to fund the planned expansion and further solidifies our ability to move forward." ...

SMSFs eye offshore assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors have signaled much stronger appetite for investing offshore compared to their non-self-managed counterparts. According to the latest Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII) report, 50% of SMSF investors ...

Van Eyk appoints acquisitions specialist

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
Ratings and advice provider van Eyk Research has appointed Anthony Vaiente to the newly created role of manager of practice acquisitions and recruitment. Vaiente has over 15 years' experience in business development, mergers and acquisitions of financial ...

I spy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
"Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours Neighbours...should be there for one another" -- Neighbours theme song Not play 'I spy' with each other. Only last month, news broke that documents leaked by US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward ...

Industry and retail models increasingly similar: Sunsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... regardless of their structure." With his extensive experience in the retail sector, Hartley's appointment may therefore signal Sunsuper's commitment to this increasingly competitive, less industry-specific environment. However, it may not sit well with ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets rose amid optimism prospective Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen will continue economic stimulus measures. At 0900 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Investor appetite for global markets on the rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
Investor interest in international markets has increased by 9% since September, according to a survey by Investment Trends and Certitude Global Investments. The findings suggest that the bullish attitude to international equity is not just a faddish ...

Costs of new SMSF regulation expected to be "minimal"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... stakeholders supported the disclosure proposals." "One concern that was raised by industry was whether these proposals are a signal that ASIC is planning to introduce prescriptive disclosure requirements for advice about other financial products," he ...