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UK advisers allocate to cautious investments

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... net sales on one of the UK's biggest investment platforms have gone to cautious managed investments, according to new research. Sales figures from Cofunds found cautious managed investment strategies continue to dominate the sales charts during the first ...

Govt response to exec remuneration falls short: Regnan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... the cessation of employment as a taxing point on executive equity. Erik Mather, managing director at Regnan Governance Research and Engagement said it encourages executives to be financially less exposed to a company they leave. "The people that we represent ...

Borland exits Investec for Credit Suisse

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
Karla Borland, head of research at Investec Private Advisers, is leaving the firm to take up the role of vice president in fund research at Credit Suisse Private Bank. Borland is leaving Investec in May, following seven years at the firm. She is taking ...

BT/Advance multi-manager makes stronger global push

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... that] not every bet will work but this is the reason why we have it in the portfolio as a whole." According to Rainmaker Research, the BT wholesale multi-manager fund, one of the funds under Advance's MM range, gained 31.7 per cent in the year to February ...

Xplan tops software ratings

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... they now have reporting on what advisers do with their time," said Mark Johnston, principal at Investment Trends. The research used analyst reviews of seven fully featured planning applications across more than 500 feature and functionality points.

Grass is greener in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... While the US remains unsure whether or not it's already out of the woods -- just ask the National Bureau of Economic Research Business Cycle Dating Committee -- China's recent growth stats show it's miles and miles out of the woods. The Chinese economy ...

Risk appetite rises as cash reserves dip

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... on the path back to good health," said Michael Hartnett, chief global equities strategist at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research. Hardened bullishness towards corporate profits is underpinning belief in the recovery. April's survey shows newfound confidence ...

US financials a big play: Bennelong SGI

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... Equities. Visiting Australia this month, the fund's San Francisco-based seasoned portfolio manager David Whittall released a research paper on the global financials sector and what it means for investors. He said that despite the market fallout, finance ...

Super too complex to handle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST AT THE SECURITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ADELAIDE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... of technical consulting at Westpac-owned financial planning group Securitor, pointed out a little publicised nugget of research from industry body IFSA and researcher Core Data two months ago, that spoke volumes about investor behaviour toward their ...

Fin Simplicity upgrades software

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... release of the software means planners can create customised portfolio review documents for clients and implement complex research model-compliant portfolio adjustment across the client base. "Wealth advisers are looking to add demonstrable and quantifiable ...