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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
... index fell 160.62 points to 16,887.80 for a loss on the week of 67.24 points. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares ended in the red. The benchmark NSX-50 fell 12.62 points to 3570.38 on a turnover of NZ$136 million ($A110.76).

Future Fund keeps capital deployment close to its chest

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
Trade with China and commodities are still the mainstays of the Australian economy, said Future Fund chairman, David Murray, at a Fidelity Investments forum yesterday, while speculating that it could be a year or more before Future Fund capital is deployed. ...

Navigator names its top five Aussies

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
Navigator Research has revealed its top five Australian equity funds and has included three more boutique managers this year. The top five funds from a pool of 31, all receiving a five star rating, were Ausbil Australian Active Equity Fund, Barclays ...

Interest rate rise bad news for super contrib increase proposals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
... Budget bonus already wiped out. The upcoming expected interest rate rise, if it happens, will only push them further into the red, even before the recent spiraling cost of petrol is accounted for, reported Infochoice in their latest analysis. According ...

AMP caught on conflicts

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
AMP Financial Planning (AMPFP) has been pulled up by the regulator for giving 300 clients unnecessary or inadequate super switching advice and having inadequate conflicts of interest procedures in place. Only months after the regulator's shadow shopping ...

Centro grows on virtues of diversification

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2006
Centro Property Group's direct property trusts have continued to outperform and the group is not only trumpeting their performance figures but the diversification benefits on offer. Centro announced that its Direct Property Fund (DPF) had returned 18.2 ...

Unlisted property is champ: Atchison

Investors scouring the market for property with relatively higher yields and less volatility should put their money on unlisted property, according to investment consulting firm Atchison Consultants. "Unlisted commercial property investments do not ...

Avant appoints director for S&S reporting system

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
Avant Solutions has appointed a former BT head of distribution to fill the role of director for the Brisbane based adviser solution group. Shane Hancock, formerly BT Financial Group's head of distribution superannuation solutions, will take on responsibility ...

No to fad funds, yes to expertise: InvestorWeb

InvestorWeb research has highlighted the country's long history of 'fad funds' to remind investors that, while investment themes are important, the fund manager's track record is still king. The group has recently completed its 2006 Global Specialist ...

Lo-doc lending headaches

Are lo-doc loans too high maintenance? While the Big Four banks have all jumped on the lo-doc bandwagon, consulting firm Deloitte said other finance groups are starting to question the business model behind non-conforming loans. Lo-doc loans or non-conforming ...