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Interest rates stay steady

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates steady following its 1 November Board meeting. The central bank does not issue an accompanying statement when it leaves monetary policy unchanged. The official cash rate has remained at 5.5 per ...

Take tax out of the equation: PM Capital

According to PM Capital, a unit trust managed overseas has to return twice as much as a home-grown fund to give Australian investors the same amount of profits after tax. In a presentation hosted by leading platform provider Skandia this week, PM Capital's ...

Compliance in FSR advertising going to be difficult: Minter Ellison

At the Law and Finance conference yesterday, lawyer and Minter Ellison Partner, Stephen Etkind, warned that fund managers and institutional investors would have to be on their toes with their advertising standards. Etkind sent out a stern warning and ...

Zurich sends team to help US hurricane victims

Zurich Financial Services Australia is sending a local team across the Atlantic to help deal with claims related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The four men taking on the month long commitment are Charles Foley and Neville Norman from Brisbane and ...

WM executives need to improve their negotiation skills

While the changing industrial relations (IR) landscape may promote disputes, it also creates opportunities for good negotiators particularly concerning wealth management. Katie Graham, Managing director of The Resolution Centre says "for most Australians ...

New absolute return bond fund for Julius Baer

Global fixed interest manager is breaking from tradition and is launching a global absolute return fund. Visiting Australia this week, Ronny Beck, Julius Baer Business Development Director, says a benign interest rate environment means that it is getting ...

CPA Aust and ICAA issue comprehensive new adviser standards

CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia (ICAA) have jointly issued significantly enhanced Financial Advisory Standards. Chris Benson, CPA Australia's Manager of Financial Planning says the new standards are necessary because ...

Share traders switch to derivatives

A new derivative called Contracts for Difference (CFD) has drawn share traders in a big way according to a recent industry report. Based on a survey by research firm Investment Trends, the number of CFD traders in Australia jumped by 62 percent over ...

Merrill Lynch goes broad-cap

Merrill Lynch has launched a new growth fund designed to target investment opportunities across large, mid and small cap sectors. The fund aims to differentiate itself by its more flexible investment approach, which it says will free it from the large ...

Aust Unity to expand retirement villages arm

Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has launched a fixed income product designed for retirees and will use the funds raised to expand the company's retirement village operations. The group has announced it will issue Retirement Village Investment Notes ...