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ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... despite media reports that some platforms had not been embracing ETFs, OneVue had no conflicts of interest in the manufacturing of managed funds and was free to make ETFs available on its UMA. "We've always been a supporter of ETFs and because ETF volumes ...

Bissaker to head up Virgin Money

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... continue to operate on a standalone basis, with Bissaker as chief executive. It is product distributor, with product manufacturing agreements in place with a range of partners including Citigroup TAL, Allianz Global Assistance, Auto & General Insurance ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... mind that it still showed decent growth in March and that the previous two months were revised higher. The ISM non-manufacturing index disappointed too - and don't let anyone tell you that the March reading remains above 50 indicating that the services ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... ultimately be for basic materials," added Briefing.com's Patrick O'Hare. London trading was also lifted by news that manufacturing output rose 0.8 per cent in February from January, dampening speculation that the economy returned to recession in the ...

2011 and 2012 Redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... program sometime late this year" - be true also? The next disappointing one month data....drum roll...the ISM non-manufacturing index. It came in at 54.4 in March from 56 in the previous month. Markets expected a dip to only 55.5. No, we won't let the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... or 0.38 per cent, higher at 4,985.5. NEW YORK - US stocks have pushed to new record highs, bolstered by solid US manufacturing orders and strong results from US carmakers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 14,659.02, up 86.17 (0.59 per cent) ...

Ben's your uncle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... sales and industrial production. The week before, we got better-than-predicted jobs growth and a jump in the ISM non-manufacturing index. If you're still deciding which forecast has a better chance of coming true...just follow the money. It begins and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... billion) in short-term debt amid demand that was more than double the supply, a central bank statement said. British manufacturing output slumped by 1.5 per cent in January compared with December, official data showed, while a wider measure of industrial ...

China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... Composite index plunged 3.7% and the S&P/ASX 200 index lost 1.5% yesterday. All due to reports that China's non-manufacturing PMI eased to 54.5 in February - the weakest level in five months - from 56.2 in January. Don't know about you but isn't the ...