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Real estate better than bonds: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... are always watching out closely for the excesses of the past," he said. Meanwhile, Troni says that a normailsation in interest rates would hit returns. "While we believe that core real estate will continue to outperform, its glory won't last forever ...

Advisers leaving out ESG

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Financial advisers should share some of the blame for the slow uptake of retail-level Environmental, Social and Governance investments by their clients, said industry insiders. It isn't necessarily true that responsible investments mean less return ...

Uncertainly certain RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... Australian economy - is bringing certainty to financial markets that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will deliver another interest rate cut today, that will take the official cash rate down from 3.25% to 3.0%. The list printed in "The Age" this morning ...

Advisers' client numbers down

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
In the past five years the number of people using a financial planner has dropped 20%, down from three million to 2.4 million, new research shows. The report from research-house Investment Trends shows that while fewer Australians are now using financial ...

Corporate Asian bonds on fire: HSBC

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
Due to flush liquidity, the rise of a hungry institutional investor base locally, and regulators keen to loosen up the region's reliance on bank funding, Asia's bond markets - currently running red hot - are to expected maintain rapid growth in years ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... encouraging Chinese economic data published over the weekend. Also, Mr Morrow said market players were also anticipating an interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) when the central bank board meets on Tuesday (AEDT). "There is generally ...

Ex-Kangaroo and Storm adviser banned for non-compliance

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
ASIC has permanently banned a former Storm Financial Ltd financial adviser from providing any financial services after it found he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and failed to comply with financial services laws. Walter John (Wally) ...

MySuper tranche three clears House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
Tranche three of the Government's MySuper legislation has passed with complete support through the House of Representatives, on the last sitting day for the year. Passed yesterday, the Bill contains one of the key components of the Gillard Government's ...

In-house investment management risky

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
While developing an internal investment team sounds like an easy way to save fees, it's a complex governance switch that funds must understand and carefully plan. "When you bring investments in-house you turn manager 'agency risk' into a HR (human resource) ...

Diamond in the region

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... Poor's which recently upgraded the country's credit rating to one notch below investment grade. That'll mean even lower interest rates for Manila's borrowings - not that it needs that much anyway. The Philippines' debt-to-GDP ratio has steadily come ...