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Top-down approach wins in post-GFC world: Hexavest

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... portfolio to help minimize the impact of any unexpected falls in a single stock," Brunelle said. The asset manager has a focus on capital preservation and boasts an impressive record of outperformance in down markets. In 2008, the darkest year of the ...

Russell focus on IM is better for clients: Schoenheimer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
Russell Investments will turn to focus on investment management rather than its consulting and administrative operations following the restructure of its Australian business, according to managing director Alan Schoenheimer. Schoenheimer told Financial ...

Regulation blamed for perceived fall in advisers' ability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013

APX given green light

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... that the Australian owned APX market will offer stock market listing in Australia for Asian companies, with a particular focus on Chinese companies. This will improve access and increase opportunities for Australian investors, including superannuation ...

Count eyes accounting firms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
Count Financial (Count) sees great opportunity for accountants to provide financial advice, and is training 11 accounting firms to become autorised representatives of Count. On July 1, 2013, accountants will be able to provide advice under new conditional ...

ASIC MDA review requires further clarity: IMAP

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... into line with the wider changes which Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) has brought to the advisory industry with greater focus on best interest tests, disclosure and opt-in," the submission said. "The effects on the adviser's business models by the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... 0.15 per cent, or 33.06 points, to 22,580.77, while Seoul ended down 0.20 per cent, or 3.86 points, to 1,940.70. The main focus was Friday's release in Washington of data showing the world's biggest economy expanded 2.5 per cent in the January-March ...

Australian Islamic finance presents opportunities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... allowed to invest in any asset associated with tobacco, alcohol, weapons, gambling, pork or adult material. Its Principles focus on profit and loss sharing and forbid the collection of interest.

$10bn CEFC fund gets govt mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... the five-year Australian Government bond rate across the portfolio of investments over time". The CEFC is also expected to focus its portfolio on projects and technologies in the later stages of development and take a long term outlook when setting its ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... Spanish unemployment and surprising British growth figures, while earnings updates from major pharmaceuticals were also in focus. Indices had enjoyed large gains during the previous two days on growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the European ...