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Legg Mason restructures distribution

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
Fund manager Legg Mason will shift its focus to institutional and intermediary markets, with a restructure of its distribution, client service and market functions. Legg Mason said the restructure was a direct response to the increased blurring of the ...

Customer owned bank attracts investors

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... had been a challenging one for all banks in the context of lower credit growth and increased funding costs. "A continued focus on cost management and productivity allowed the Bank to deliver a NPAT of $27.02 million, which was marginally down on the ...

Apostle launches global equity fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
Apostle Asset Management has launched the Apostle Dundas Global Equity Fund for institutional and retail investment in Australia. The equity fund brings the investment expertise of Apostle's newest affiliate manager, Edinburgh-based Dundas Global Investors ...

Retail investors buy hybrids despite dangers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... believe retail investors chase yields blindly, said Peter Dobrijevic director of Polymath Investors because it is easy to focus on just one number. "This is evinced by the egregious financial disasters that befall retail investors time and time again. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... was $US1,686.10 per fine ounce, up $US28.50 from Friday's local close of $US1,657.60 per ounce. Ms Chan said the market's focus this week likely would be domestic economic data releases, including retail sales, employment and gross domestic product. ...

Self-reliant investors need professional advice: SFG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Clients who are becoming more self-reliant and focusing on 'when to retire' need professional advice, according to SFGA's managing director Tony Fenning, who yesterday delivered a 6% increase in FY12 underlying NPAT for the merged advice firm. Fenning ...

Fiducian acquires three fin planning firms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
The non-bank aligned financial services organisation Fiducian Portfolio Services has acquired three small financial planning firms, adding $65 million to its existing $1 billion of funds under advice to the firm. The three financial planning firms have ...

Farm land a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... land well placed to cash-in on "upward pressure on valuations," she said. The key to success is managers who have a strong focus on operations; people who can identify the most profitable use of the land, "what crops to plant, and where to locate." Food ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... price index futures contract was at 4,312 points, with 6,669 contracts traded. IG Markets dealer Chris Weston said that the focus of the market will be on the industrial sector which took a hit overnight. "Today is about the material and industrial space ...

Principal Global gets $150m QFII quota

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... participation in such a fast growing economy. "Despite the recent slowdown in growth, China continues to be an area of increasing focus and opportunity for sophisticated institutional investors," McCaughan said. The fund's China strategy is supported ...