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EM specialist enters Australian market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
UK based emerging and frontier market specialist Advanced Emerging Capital has entered the Australian market to give investors access to alpha boosting small to mid cap firms from these markets. Advanced Emerging Capital specialises in emerging and ...

Asset allocation more important than clever products

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... strategies to preserve capital and achieve a reasonable level of return," added Johnson. The survey also found the major focus of the changes had been for capital preservation (48%), an even split between income and growth focus (24%) and just 5% moving ...

Coalition releases super manifesto

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
Shadow spokesperson for superannuation, Senator Mathias Cormann, has released a wishlist for what he believes is needed to fix falling confidence in superannuation and the list looks very much like a superannuation policy manifesto for the 2013 federal ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... Europe on the back of Greece's election results on Sunday had petered out by the time Wall Street got into gear, with the focus already shifting to Spain and its sky-high cost of borrowing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 25.35 points, or 0.20 ...

Pool local govt infra projects to attract investors: E&Y

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... into a limited number of bond issues which could be centrally underwritten by the Australian Government. "A lot of people focus on superannuation funds as being equity players, but they actually take very large dept positions in infrastructure," said ...

More SMSF trustees go it alone

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
A desire for control and growing pressure on fees are the main reasons SMSF investors are relying less on advice, according to the latest Vanguard and Investment Trends Self-managed Super Fund Report. The use of advisers by the SMSF sector declined ...

MLC appoints head of practice management

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... business at a strategic and practice level and her extensive experience has given her great insight into businesses that focus on both the mass market and high net worth advice," he added.

A team joins Plan B

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
Perth-based dealer group Plan B Wealth Management has appointed two new advisers, in line with its strategy of growth through the attraction of high quality, experienced professionals. Plan B believes that the right way of focusing on clients' best ...

UK advisers should shift to planning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
UK wealth sector intermediaries should stop providing advice and instead shift their focus to financial planning, says a new report from a conservative libertarian think tank. The report, 'Put the saver first, Catalysing a savings culture' by the Centre ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... looks set to open lower after a mixed performance on Wall Street as investors digest the results of the Greek election and focus turns to Spain's record borrowing costs. At 0755 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 13 ...