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Room for Russia in BRIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... banks, the big oil companies, the big retailers and the big telcos, you'll do fine," he said. T. Rowe Price's global equities fund available in Australia has a 19 per cent allocation to emerging markets, some 6 per cent more than its benchmark (the MSCI-All ...

ASIC bans planner pushing dodgy docos

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... providing financial services after the regulator's investigation into the Dollarforce Group of companies, in particular Elite Equities Limited (Elite) and Fuoco. Between 23 February 2005 and 11 November 2008, Fuoco was an authorised representative of ...

Good For China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... slowdown in China could take the winds out of the sails of the global recovery and remove the impetus for further gains in equities, commodities and commodity-based currencies. Fears of a sharp slowdown in China are unfounded and premature at best. It ...

AMIST awards Vanguard mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
Meat industry super fund AMIST ploughs more money in international equities with a fresh mandate awarded to Vanguard. John Livanas, chief executive of the fund, said this is the first time the super fund has invested with an index manager - aside from ...

BT adds oil and gold to super portfolios

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... quality assets," said Evans. While some the firm is delving into new asset classes it has cut its exposure to international equities by nine per cent to 23 per cent of the portfolio but added a two-and-a-half per cent allocation to Asian equities. The ...

Fund managers pick what's hot in 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... while one manager is forecasting the local market to hit 5,600 by December next year. Paul Taylor, head of Australian equities at Fidelity International, said he expects earnings upgrades across the Australian market over the next 12 months as the local ...

GSJBWAM Aussie equities wins rating upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management's (GSJBW) Australian equities team continues to impress ratings houses after gaining another rating upgrade from Lonsec. Lonsec upgraded the GSJBW Australian equities portfolio from 'investment grade' to 'recommended'. ...

SMAs to turbocharge SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... mean that SMAs can be used as an alternative to SMSFs. In fact, SMSFs can use SMAs as an investment vehicle for direct equities, managed funds and a host of other financial assets but the SMA itself doesn't have the compliance admin built-in. SMSF holders ...

Cooper Review calls for SMSF structure overhaul

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... Review suggesting SMSF investments should be restricted to what might be regarded as 'financial assets' such as listed equities and managed funds. At present, SMSFs can invest in direct property, farms, artworks and other collectibles. In addition, the ...

DNR aboard HUB24 platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... account platform, HUB24. Dalton Nicol Reid made four portfolios available on the HUB24 platform, including its Australian equities growth, income and ethical portfolios as well as its listed property trust model. The firm's flagship "Incrementus" growth ...