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Buffett helps SMSF investors to big returns

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... Structured Investment founder Justin Beeton said the vehicle is one of the only ways Australian investors can access the story. "In developing these products we wanted to capitalise on Buffett's expertise and make the Berkshire Hathaway investment available ...

Downswing in bond yields clear path for Absolute Return Fixed Income

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... short on the US dollar, which has a high correlation to the S&P 500. "These investors are not really buying the Mexican story, they are buying the US story. Instead we pair the Mexican peso with a short on a basket of currencies in economies exposed ...

New chairman appointed at BOQ

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... that point and the time is right for new board leadership," Summerson said. "I am proud to have been part of the BOQ growth story over the last 16 years. In that time, BOQ has grown its asset base from $2 billion to just over $40 billion, increased its ...

Local funds ignore US $10.6tr pension market

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... economies like the US and the UK are attractive because of a shared culture and language," he continued. You can read the full story on your iPad by downloading Financial Standard iPadA(C) app free from the App store, for a limited time. Look under 'Financial ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... decades low of 2.75% and down 6.4% since the beginning of the year. It's generally agreed that this is a dollar-US strength story. The greenback has appreciated against most major currencies because the economy is gaining momentum that is prompting speculation ...

Planner numbers drop on FoFA changes

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... Australia, with a loss of 450 from 2012. "On the surface the results show a mass exodus of financial planners, but the real story here is more likely to be as a result of some medium size advisor groups losing their Australian Financial Services Licenses ...

FPSA makes senior appointment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... financial services industry, most recently as training manager at Count Financial. Clarification: In an earlier version of this story Lisa Faferko was incorrectly referred to as "managing director".

Neuberger Berman adds EM debt capability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... last two decades have worried many investors but we don't believe they impact the fundamental structural strength of the story," he said. "We see these episodes as opportunities. In 2011 when investors feared a collapse of the euro, yields spiked dramatically ...

Aussie instos hungry for EM debt assets

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... currency is there as part of a growing interest in the broader Asian fixed interest emerging market local currency appreciation story." Emerging market local currency debt enjoyed a stellar year in 2012 with most specialist funds comfortably posting ...

Women don't trust financial advisers: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... situation," RMIT University researcher Roslyn Russell said. "We interviewed a hundred women and only one had had a positive story with her financial adviser," Russell said. "At this stage of the research we don't know if it is relevant, but her planner ...