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Investors ignoring credit

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... to stay, and investors should ensure that their portfolios are suitably diversified across a variety of asset classes, said Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. "Now the risk is the real one that you lose money and investors ...

Not ugly enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... given all the uncertainties that's currently plaguing businesses. Yes those ones - Europe, fiscal cliff, elections, wars, and Tom Cruise. I would defer hiring too if I were them - especially if Tom Cruise is thrown out of Scientology. But jesting aside ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... Energy are scheduled to hold general meetings. Meanwhile, Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes and Eagle Boys Pizza founder Tom Potter are due to speak at Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce Retail 2012, moderated by National Retail executive director ...

MLC appoints head of practice management

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... their businesses and Jasia's appointment marks the start of the next evolution of our practice management offering," said Tom Reddacliff, general manager of MLC Advice Solutions. "Jasia has extensive knowledge of self employed advice business at a strategic ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
As surely as night follows day, an up day on Wall Street followed the previous one's down. Over the past seven trading days, the S&P 500 displayed this classic sawtooth pattern. Here are the stats - and the rationales as headlined: 06 June: Up 2.3% ...

MLC Advice names new state manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... roles delivering debt solutions and debt advice into the financial planning markets of Victoria and South Australia," said Tom Reddacliff, general manager of MLC Advice Solutions. "Marc's strong background with self-employed advisers and his overall ...

Equity value - cheap or the new normal?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
There must be some truth in reports that came out a few days ago, that Australians have now surpassed the Brits as the world's biggest whingers. Whinge, whinge, whinge. This went on full display right here, right now after the RBA decided to give the ...

Investor appetite for risk continues to flat-line

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
Due to ongoing challenging market conditions investor's appetite for risk continues to flat-line with investors moving their focus from capital growth to stable income, according to GBST Broker Services and Financial Services. In the current investment ...

UBS expands wholesale team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
UBS Global Asset Management has expanded its wholesale sales team with the appointments of James Tomkins and Alistair Dunne as national sales managers. Working closely with wholesale clients and advisers, Dunne will be responsible for clients in Victoria ...

Fund giant T. Rowe Price stamps brand in Australian equities

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... equities team, who is joined by Viral Patel, formerly of AllianceBernstein, Paul O'Sullivan, also from AllianceBernstein, Tom Shelmerdine, who joined from Optimal Fund Management and Ryan Martyn, formerly with VGI Partners. Commenting on the timing of ...