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Healing US, crouching Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
There just ain't no pleasing Mr. Market. No siree! The biggest and most powerful central bank in the world gave them lots and lots of play money to play with and now... this is all we get. Wall Street stalled despite last week's news that the US Federal ...

The lure of the boutique

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The call of the boutique fund has proved irresistible for many investment professionals, but ratings can still be retained in the face of departures, according to a new study. In its third quarterly Musical Chairs report, S&P fund services found that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was up strongly at noon, buoyed by a broad-based rally. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 52.7 points, or 1.11 per cent, at 4,798.0 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 51.7 points, or ...

SelectingSuper celebrates top 2010 funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
Asgard, CareSuper and Telstra Super were among the winners at this year's SelectingSuper Awards, which recognises Australia's top superannuation funds. This morning's SelectingSuper Awards in Melbourne, which featured TEN Network veteran sports journalist ...

Workers to wear SG rise: Shorten

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten has put himself and the government on a collision course with the union movement following repeated statements that the SG increase will not be funded by employers but by employees. Speaking yesterday at the OECD/IOPS ...

Faster and easier insurance: Asteron

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Asteron has axed mandatory personal medical attendant's reports (PMARs) for all types of cover across all products, making insurance easier to access for advisers and clients. Asteron has also increased non-medical and financial underwriting requirements ...

Aus Ethical donates $1m to charity

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Canberra based fund manager Australian Ethical announced it had donated more than $1 million into the community over the last ten years, after distributing $124,941 in its 2010 community grants program. The 2010 round of Australian Ethical community ...

ETFs distort stock fundamentals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Money pouring into global ETFs is changing the dynamic drivers behind global stock prices, pushing macro beta factors to fore rather than fundamentals, said hedge fund advisory firm Hennessee Group. "ETF's have grown in popularity, they are accounting ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
"Well, it's a three step process. First, you think I'm going left. But I don't. So now you're thinking, am I going to go right or even confuse him by going left. So I go left again. Now you think I'm finally gonna go right but what I'm really gonna ...

The hidden costs hurting returns

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
While super funds focus their anger on investment management fees, they may be overlooking hidden transaction costs that can also detract significantly from returns, according to experts. The list of grievances super funds have on investment fees is ...