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ETFs hit $6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... GOLD-ETFS Physical Gold ETF, the IVV iShares S&P 500, the BetaShares US Dollar ETF and the BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ETF. While there are 22 broad and sector Australian ETFs available, there are now 21 international ETFs. There are also ...

MMADX appoints head of sales

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... office. McCarthy has 25 years experience in trading and managing risk in precious metals swaps, FX forwards, short-term interest rate markets and credit trading. One of his most recent roles was as a director, head of credit trading at ABN AMRO where ...

Australia can't afford complacency: Murray

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... want to have are not ours; they're being funded at the pleasure of some people who save and live offshore." Tuesday's interest rate cut was accompanied by a prediction from Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens that the resource boom will peak next year ...

EM debt not to be overlooked: HSBC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... debt, said Geoff Pidgeon, head of global asset management Australia, HSBC. "From a client perspective, we are seeing interest. But the flip-side is that Australian's are used to a high-yield environment, and they ask whether the risk is appropriate," ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... public holidays. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares rose to a four-and-a-half-year high as the prospect of continued low interest rates spurred investors to look to equities for better returns. The NZX 50 Index rose 18.35 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 3889.60 ...

Super funds out-perform TDs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... year. Meantime, one year retail bank term deposits are averaging around 4% after tax for a non-super investor. Falling interest rates should also boost bond returns especially when combined with Australia's safe haven status that has seen government ...

Cambooya appoints new CEO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Fairfax family office Cambooya Services has appointed a new chief executive following the departure of Peter Roach in July this year. Jenny Wheatley assumed the role of CEO of Cambooya Services in August. She has additionally taken the role of CEO for ...

Paragem signs ex-Securitor practice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
Independent Australian Financial Services License (AFSL) provider Paragem has signed Ford + Scott Financial Planning Pty Ltd, after the Tasmanian-based business resigned from Westpac's Securitor AFSL. "We've enjoyed a long and successful relationship ...

Aust super system failing retirees

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... claiming it is a problem that needs fixing. "It is time for leaders of every stripe to set aside the standard vested interest arguments and seriously consider how the system could be rebuilt for optimum result - this includes leaders in politics, business ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... stocks have opened firmer, extending gains from the previous day in response to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate cut. At 1029 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 19.4 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,452.4 points ...