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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... one of its bionic ear implants. In local economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to take a decision on interest rates at its board meeting at 1430 AEST. National turnover was 127 million million shares worth $183 million, with 240 up ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... contract was up 12 points at 4,242. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets to make its interest rate decision while the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association releases the performance of construction index ...

Asian managers eye Fund Passport

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... be a focus as the fund market keeps growing. "New investment products such as Renminbi bond funds have generated fresh interest." A high 89% of respondents believed the floatation of the Chinese Renminbi currency would be important to the future development ...

Cash for investment not just liquidity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... turning to term deposits due to the certainty of returns," Hewson said. "With continuing speculation the RBA will cut interest rates again before the year's end, locking money away... can help reduce the impact such a cut will have on cash savings." ...

Annuities regaining acceptance: Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... investor dies earlier than expected, said Sean Howard, manager of technical services at Challenger. Ironically, what stalled interest in annuities was when in 2004 the government made annuity capital values only 50% exempt to the age pension asset test ...

Super asset changes deliver positive return

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... "Super funds are finally beginning to see the benefits of their increased asset weightings to alternative assets, fixed interest and cash," Dunnin said. "If it wasn't for this, funds would be sitting of returns right now of -3% because of the tremendously ...

Direct investors prefer scaled advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... while scaled advice was identified as a highly attractive proposition. Nearly 60% of direct investors surveyed expressed interest in seeking scaled advice, which was defined as catering to their specific limited advice needs rather than a full-service ...

Target Maturity Funds Take Top Spot

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... attracting $A600 million net inflows combined. While predominantly retail products, CA noted there is growing institutional interest in the sector for its ability to provide more diverse exposure compared to traditional "lifestyling" options. The researcher ...

Investing in Asia conference opens for business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Australian institutional investors wanting to gain a toehold in the Asian market or learn more about how the funds management market works in the region have only a few weeks to register for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies' Investing In ...

GESB appoints new member director

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Glen Townsing has been appointed to the board of WA public sector super fund GESB as a member director. He replaces Derek Spray who recently retired after serving as a member director since 2003. Townsing is a senior developer at the WA Department of ...