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Fixed interest ETFs to fill "massive hole"

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... positive thing for investors, because that downside protection fixed income can deliver is much needed in Australia," said Tom Keenan, director, iShares Australia. The arrival of fixed income ETFs would mean that both growth and defensive assets would ...

Leveraged ETF risk laid bare

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... research firm's investment conference when he showed the risks of US-style synthetic ETFs at a panel session in Sydney on Friday. Tom Keenan of iShares Australia and Graham Smith of State Street Global Advisers had just finished talking through the strengths ...

IMCA: International expert to speak on the development of debt markets in emerging global economies.

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
The investment management consultants association (IMCA) has secured renowned global macro strategist, Dr Tom Higgins, as guest speaker at their upcoming seminar, to be held in Sydney on Wednesday, 18 May and Melbourne on Thursday, 19 May. Dr Higgins ...

Industry funds primed for more planning deals

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... closer relationships, be it through funds bringing financial planners in-house or forming alliances with planning groups. Tom Collins, chairman, Premium Investors, agrees that the market is in need for more collaboration between industry funds and advisers. ...

Advisers launch FOFA attack

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Now the Budget is over financial adviser groups have come out swinging over the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, rallying members to pressure the Government to scrap their most hated measures. The two key points adviser groups want scrapped ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... during the last couple of days and that's propping up the market." During late morning trade, Rio Tinto Ltd chief executive Tom Albanese said the mining giant was running strongly and benefiting from favourable, albeit volatile, markets for its products. ...

ETF provider soothes market over risk issues

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... paper called Market Structures and Systemic Risks of Exchange-Traded Funds, prompting international scrutiny of the sector. Tom Keenan, director of intermediary sales at iShares, said the issues raised were not a problem for Australian investors as only ...

AustralianSuper new player in advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... include Godfrey Pembroke, Matrix Planning Solutions, Dixon Advisory, Woods and Partners, Paul Moran, Switzer Financial Planning. Tom Reddacliff, general manager of Godfrey Pembroke said that a similar fee position on super and investments is creating ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The outlook is positive for the Australian market on Thursday, with strong leads from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

$55 million for Trio super fraud victims

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... "But the SMSF trustee has no more protection than an individual investor would have investing directly in the same product." Tom Garcia, policy and regulatory manager of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, said the Government's decision ...