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WA planning firm moves east

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Sydney-based financial planning firms are set to face even more competition after Western Australian advice group, Indian Ocean Capital, announced plans to expand into NSW. Indian Ocean Capital is made up of 14 financial advisors in Western Australia ...

Humpty Dumpty Syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
And so it came to pass. The election of Barack Obama to the highest post in the biggest and most powerful economy of the world would forever be etched into the annals of history - not only in America, but also throughout the entire planet. It is just ...

TARP or TRAP?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit yesterday outlined two extreme scenarios - a positive and a negative -- that could arise as a consequence of the US Congress' passing the US Treasury/Federal Reserve's 'mother of all bail-outs' package. Last ...

Schroders Greater Middle East fund raises $630m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
With all the hype on China and India funds, Schroders turns to the Middle East region to develop a fund that raised $630 million within eight months. Launched in September last year, the ISF Greater Middle East fund allows investors to tap into the ...

Economic round-up: Kiwis at war with inflation

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
New Zealand takes the award for the highest interest rates in the developed world, as the RBNZ jacked-up the official cash rate to a mammoth 8 per cent, sending a jolt through their export sector and financial markets. Better late than never, the Reserve ...

Billion dollar baby

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
Forget oil or dotcoms, the best way to make money fast is hedge fund management, according to Alpha magazine's top 25 rankings of hedge fund earners, with 2006 winner James Simons personally pulling in a staggering US$1.7 billion. In comparison, last ...

STA/ARF mega fund to expand menu and beef up insurance

With only three months to go before mega funds STA and ARF tie the knot to form a $20 billion mammoth fund, ARF chief executive Ian Silk said members can expect key changes including an expanded investment menu and better insurance. All eyes are on ...

Industry and retail fund bickering needs to stop: Planners

The consensus among planners who attended the van Eyk conference in Sydney this week was clear: industry and retail funds need to stop bickering and instead serve consumers as a homogeneous front. On the same day that IFSA released research revealing ...

MLC's MasterKey surpasses $6 billion

MLC's mammoth platform MasterKey Custom has hit the $6 billion mark in funds under administration. MLC head of investment solutions Anthony Waldron said changes to the platform - including changes to the fee structure and improved flexibility - had ...

AMP Shopping Centre Trust announces 5.5% growth

AMP Shopping Centre Trust (ART) today announced that it had recorded sales growth of 5.5 per cent in February, with its discount department stores registering an increase in sales of 6.7%, while its department stores recorded a rise of 1% in sales and ...
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