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Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010

Lower fees or lose advantage: ACTU

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... campaigns. By contrast, retail fund fees have stayed fairly stable and slightly decreased from 2.09 per cent this year, versus 2.12 per cent in 2004, according to Rainmaker Information.

Key planners crucial when planning firms sell

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... to benefit from. First, Birt said buyers are interested in the average age of the clients because the ratio of retirees versus accumulators (40 to 50 years) will influence what cross-selling opportunities are available to the business. Second, it is ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

Competing to devalue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... U.S. currency dropped 0.7 percent to 84.53 yen, from 85.09." And that, "The Dollar Index, a gauge of the U.S. currency versus six top trading partners, sank to the lowest level since March." Competitive devaluation has commenced. And like during the ...

ETF portfolio vs Future Fund portfolio shows gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... returns year-on-year. For example, the PennyWise portfolio returned a higher 13.6 per cent since inception in July 2009 versus the 1.3 per cent gain of its benchmark, the S&P Global 100 ETF (IOO).

Yen sunk but not for long

BENJAMIN ONG IS FINANCIAL STANDARD'S DAILY COLUMNIST ON THE ECONOMY  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010

LICs versus ETFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
The issue of LICs and their younger cousin ETFs has risen yet again with a new Russell Investment report comparing the two investment vehicles, urging planners to look into ETFs as a new investment option. The benefits of such options include no entry ...

Realindex tops $2bn in FUM

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... broad based support the company's products and approach had been receiving. With the industry in the throes of an active versus passive debate, the fund manager's objective, rules based methodology appears to be appealing to a variety of investors. "The ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... indicator was released back then? It fell on the day despite the printed claims beat expectations by a massive 23,000 (473K versus 490K). Last night's mere 3K better reading of claims, along with yesterday's worse than expected result in private sector ...