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Europeans flock to Asian stocks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
European investors are leading the charge into Asian equities, according to Fidelity executives. "Based on money flows we have seen, Europeans are more bullish than Asians on equity markets in general," said Fidelity Australia's managing director, Gerard ...

Infocus FUM grows to $3bn

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
Financial planning group Infocus Money Management enjoyed a 25 per cent jump in funds under management (FUM) to $3 billion in the year to June, buoyed by the growth of its adviser network. Fifteen planning offices joined the network during the year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
The outlook for the Australian market on Thursday is positive, following strong performances on overseas markets overnight. At 0723 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 74 points at 4,567. In economics ...

Hung

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
By now many of you, fellow Australians, would have had enough of the commentaries, in-depth analyses, finger-pointing, spins, recriminations, soul searching, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera that preceded and followed last Saturday's Australian elections. ...

Election campaign ignores seniors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
The election campaign has bypassed too many key issues important to older Australians, according interests groups that aim to represent the segment. Speaking outside parliament House in Canberra this morning, largely deserted as most politicians are ...

AMP fin centre opens first fee-for-service shopfront

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
AMP has officially opened its retail financial planning centre in Parramatta - giving clients the opportunity to visit a one-stop shop for their planning needs. The centre was officially opened by AMP chief executive Craig Dunn and Parramatta lord mayor ...

INGIM hires southern region manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
ING Investment Management Australia has appointed former AXA Australia sales manager Stuart Devlin as its southern region manager. Devlin will have responsibility for building the organisation's presence in the financial adviser markets in Victoria ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
The Australian share market is expected begin the week with a slightly stronger opening on the back of a flat lead from Wall Street. At 0727 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up seven points at 4,470. ...

Fidelity's Bolton eyes small to mid-size China stocks

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
One of Fidelity's investment stalwarts, Anthony Bolton, believes in the potential of the Chinese stockmarket so much he moved to Hong Kong three months ago, and predicts small to mid-size stocks in the region show the best promise. The president of ...

New leadership at ANZ wealth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
ANZ has signalled intentions to grow aggressively in Australia's wealth management sector following the appointment of Lloyds Banking Group managing director, John Van Der Wielen, as wealth managing director. ANZ has announced a restructure of its wealth ...