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Perpetual sees 8pc upside for ASX200

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
Perpetual sees the potential for an 8 per cent upside in the ASX200 next year. That might seem modest, but it would be above average, according to data stretching back more than a century. According to Perpetual, the average price return of the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
The Australian stock market was flat at noon, just in positive territory after easing back slightly from the start of trade. At 1212 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.2 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 4,762.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Instos lead charge into ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Four new iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) generated $140 million in funds under management in just two trading sessions, but contrary to popular belief, institutions - not retail investors - are leading the charge into the products. iShares launched ...

Infocus appoints COO

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Former CommSec senior executive, Rod Bristow, has been appointed chief operating officer for national financial planning network Infocus Money Management. Starting in February next year, Bristow will focus on implementing professional fee-based financial ...

Banc of America Securities charged with fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
US corporate watchdog SEC has charged Banc of America Securities with fraud for its part in an effort to rig bids relating to the investments of municipal securities. The bank has agreed to pay more than $36 million in disgorgement and interest to settle ...

Mercer outlines top trends for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
A flight to emerging markets, persistent weakness in the US dollar, and more demand for retirement products are just some of the themes Mercer expects to occupy the minds of investors next year. Many of the themes Mercer outlines overlap with its predictions ...

BTIM targets planners and boutiques

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
BT Investment Management plans to buy more businesses to boost its multi-boutique arm and expand its retail products in the coming years to suit planner demand. Emilio Gonzalez, chief executive of BTIM, said at the firm's annual general meeting yesterday ...

Santa's in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
"Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus Lane..." The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) played Santa to Australians all by announcing no increase in interest rates yesterday. It may have to lift the official cash rate from ...

ASX lodges defence for SGX pairing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) sends its strongest signal yet that it will push through its plans to merge with the Singapore Exchange, commissioning a report that outlined why the match makes sense. ASX engaged Access Economics to examine ...

More to retirement than super: planner

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
A large-scale retirement survey by AXA backs previous research that majority of Gen Xers wait until the last minute before they start saving for retirement, but one planner makes suggestions on how thirty-somethings can start saving now without digging ...