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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008

The Australian share market is expected to open lower today after US equities fell as investors grappled with renewed worries about the soundness of the financial sector. At 0729 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008

... debate and analyse the quality of the underlying property. "At the moment, rental markets across the board are still quite sound so if you are looking at property for income, should you be highly concerned about unit values? These things move in cycles," ...

ASIC bans Westpoint planner

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008

... April 2004. The regulator found Liddicoat misled and deceived clients when he described Westpoint investments as "safe" and "sound" and distributed outdated product research that implied the risk rating on the investments had not changed over time. In ...

Instos rushing to infrastructure

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008

... certainty of income and dividends. "Our portfolio is running on the yield of between 4 and 5 per cent. Whilst that may not sound fantastic compared with some of the domestic stocks, our gearing in our portfolio is around 30 to 35 per cent. There is very ...

Perpetual value in retirement : SelectingSuper

... before our analysts are allowed to consider any investment. They are conservative debt levels, recurring earnings stream, sound management and quality of business." Because of these strict criteria, Perpetual missed out on the LPT boom and the share ...

Managed accounts expands asset mix

Managed accounts are no longer limited to providing a platform for domestic and international equities. MA providers will soon include term deposits, fixed interest products, structured products and agribusiness. Speaking at the Financial Standard forum ...

Bad markets, good advice

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008

... markets is that they move up and down, so advisers and clients sometimes need to be reminded of the fundamentals for providing sound advice and investment selection." Thomas outlined three fundamental messages for advisers looking to work through a period ...

Silk and Vilgan join govt council

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008

Treasurer Wayne Swan has boosted the superannuation industry's representation on the Financial Sector Advisory Council (FSAC) by appointing AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk and QSuper chief executive Rosemary Vilgan to the group. The group is ...

Brushing up market integrity

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008

... oppose "vote renting" - where an investor borrows shares in order to vote on a transaction to secure a desired outcome. "Sound corporate governance practices increase investor confidence in the integrity and efficiency of the Australian capital market ...

No to double SG demerits

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008

New tax measures to employer superannuation guarantee (SG) penalties could mean employees receive their super payments faster while their employers will avoid making twice the SG on late payments. The Federal Government is proposing to change the Superannuation ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN | 12:33PM

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA | 11:56AM

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI | 11:09AM

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA | 12:20PM

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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