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Three stars for Glennon small cap fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
The Glennon Capital Small Companies Portfolio fund was given a new rating of three stars by Standard and Poor's yesterday because of experienced management. The boutique firm says on its website that its Australian small cap equities model portfolio ...

Bendigo aims to empower planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... Securities, Bendigo Financial Planning and Insurance, with its retail bank which has 1.4 million customers. The offering may not sound too different to that of its rivals in the wealth management field but Bendigo Wealth executive John Billington said ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
Money is flowing out of managed funds and into bank accounts and independently managed accounts (IMAs), industry watchers said yesterday. According to Rainmaker research, $86.4 billion dollars flowed into bank deposits in the December quarter last year ...

Credit unions and super funds show same merger trends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
At least 10 credit unions are in merger talks with superannuation funds set to follow as the financial services sector consolidates, Australian Central Savings & Loans director Terry McGuirk said yesterday. Speaking at a forum on fund mergers at the ...

ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... advisers, and treasury." Vamos said the role was crucial. "Bringing both the Government and the Coalition together to create sound public policy in the interests of fund members is vital," she said. Noble, who follows in his grandmother's footsteps as ...

Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... this reason again? I know... it may be due to the pronouncements of three and a half men. Oh ok, three men. It just doesn't sound as good. Maybe it's because of Queen Qaddafi's ranting on America's ABC News. "No demonstrations at all in the streets! ...

Bendigo wealth mgmt posts $23m profit

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... positive outlook. "We are well positioned for growth, our forecast for margins is solid, and credit quality remains generally sound," said Mike Hirst, managing director. The bank said that the wealth division had increased investment to provide long ...

Catching its second wind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
What's this? More good news out of America and yet Wall Street went nowhere overnight? The Dow closed just a little bit (0.1 per cent) lower. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended last night's session just a tad (0.1 per cent) higher. It was hilarious reading ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... said. OZ Minerals was higher, too, up four cents, or 2.3 per cent, at $1.805, after the miner said it had returned to a sound financial position with a $586.9 million full year net profit for calendar 2010. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,364.20 ...

Aus equities forecast to return 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... Don Stammer told the audience of last week's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. The 20-per cent plus upside may sound far fetched to many investors but Stammer pointed out some compelling reasons that will buoy local shares. "This is through ...