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Smallco scores four stars from S&P

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2006
... dedicated long-short Australian small caps manager operating since October 2000. "The ability of the fund to short stocks and gear the portfolio means that this fund is significantly more aggressive than those of vanilla Australian small cap managers. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
Australian stocks were trading up slightly at noon after recovering from a slow start, which was triggered by a softer US market gearing up for the country's Thanksgiving public holiday. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.7 points ...

Planning starts at 30: MLC

... gearing added value 74 per cent of the time. Over 10 years it added 81 per cent and over 20 years 90 per cent. "The longer you gear, the greater the potential returns... but of course it has its risks," said Sarkis. But what has astounded both Lawless ...

CFDs close in on share trading

Contracts for difference (CFDs), a derivatives product which came out of nowhere five years ago, are now the second most popular trading instrument in the country with the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) gearing up to launch their version next year. ...

Sunsuper takes message to the country

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
Sunsuper is focusing a re-marketing campaign on regional areas, providing retirement planning seminars throughout country Queensland and New South Wales in October. Sunsuper's chief executive officer, Don Luke, said it is important to provide information ...

MapInfo plots the market's future

A mapping software group which enables banks in the US to forecast demand for financial services based on postcodes is making an aggressive push into Australia to provide similar software products to local banks and insurers. MapInfo has grown from ...

Magnitude opens up to private wealth

Magnitude Group has announced the opening of its Magnitude Private Wealth practice in Melbourne, set to be the first of many that will serve high net worth investors. The new practice starts with around $250 million in funds under administration (FUA) ...

Smooth swimming for AUI Platypus

Six months on since wealth manager Australian Unity Investments (AUI) sealed a 50-50 joint venture with top performing boutique fund manager Platypus, the newly formed AUI Platypus Australian Equities Trust continues to beat the market. Speaking at ...

Tricom makes IMAs admin-free for planners

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
Tricom Equities has unveiled a new managed accounts platform which will remove the administrative burden from planners and investment managers running increasing numbers of individually managed accounts (IMAs) for clients. The new platform is aimed ...

BT throws gearing into the wrap mix

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
On the back of announcing its wrap had just broken through the $25 billion barrier, BT has a new arrow in its wrap quiver with the unveiling of its Geared Wrap solution. The new addition to the wrap suite helps advisers and clients to seamlessly incorporate ...