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Australian Ethical CIO resigns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Australian Ethical Investment's chief investment officer Martin Halloran has resigned to take up an undisclosed senior role in public service. Head of research James Jordan will assume his post in the interim. Phillip Vernon, chief executive of Australian ...

Opes Prime director faces 22 charges

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Opes Prime director Laurie Emini has been charged with 22 offences of breaching his duties, following investigations by ASIC into the company's collapse. Laurie (Lirim) Emini was charged with offences of breaching his duties as a director of Opes Prime ...

Fixed income gains pace among SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
Planners are noticing an upward shift in SMSF investor sentiment towards fixed income investments, as attractive yields and increasing interest rates draw investor interest, new research shows. According to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Trends ...

RIP May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
It's a wrap! Once again, the age-old adage "sell in May then go away" re-asserted itself in 2010. It may be the "Year of the Tiger" in the Chinese calendar but for financial markets May is easily the "Month of the PIGS". With only one trading day to ...

FPA chief to champion planner needs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Incoming FPA chief Mark Rantall said his main focus as the new head of the financial planning body is to renew consumer confidence in the industry and listen closely to the needs of FPA members. Rantall, who is on leave ahead of taking on the role ...

Fund fees not coming down: Cooper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Super System Review chair Jeremy Cooper said market forces in super aren't enough to drive the best outcome for members, arguing that contrary to industry claims, fund fees have gone up, not down, in the past decade. In his speech at the Committee for ...

Top ESG infra stocks post better returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Listed infrastructure companies with high environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings beat companies in the same sector by more than 20 per cent over three years, according to a new report. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) ...

US consumers to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's Super US consumer to the rescue! Technical rebound. Oversold levels. Buying on dips. Call it whatever you want, the fact is that Wall Street rose from the ashes of a deep 3 per cent-plus slump last night to close ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on Wednesday, after Wall Street stemmed heavy losses to close flat on the day. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up 65 points at 4,339 points ...

LUCRF rolls out financial advice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
LUCRF Super has launched a new financial advice service, following ASIC approval to extend authorisation of the fund's Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). ASIC approved the change to LUCRF Super's licence on 19 May, enabling the fund to give ...