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Big boys leaving Australian property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
Institutional players are dropping their allocations to Australian property to as little as 11 per cent as they chase more and more international property, according to Ambassador Funds Management partner Richard Darke. Darke said some institutional ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly on the positive side this morning, on the eve of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision and despite losses on Wall Street. At 0807 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December ...

Super switchers fall

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
The number of investors switching funds has continued to decline, with only 3.7 per cent of investors switching in the March quarter and only 3.3 per cent in the June quarter, according to a new Roy Morgan report. The report stated while December showed ...

IIFA pledges global reporting standards

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
The International Investment Funds Association has vowed to support development of a better investment fund reporting system at its 21st annual meeting, which concluded in Sydney last Friday. The 76 delegates, representing 35 different national investment ...

Sub-prime still has teeth

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
As the sub-prime monster refuses to die, Standard & Poor's takes the scissors to the financial sector sin-bin - snipping at ratings, while the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FIRA) could be giving Goldman's profits a Sherlock Holmes. Fears ...

Deck the halls with interest rate hikes

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
Looks like the May budget's tax cuts have poured straight into cash registers as retail spending data has shown a blow-out that has the market not just certain Cup Day will win us a rate hike but there will likely be another one under the Christmas ...

Taggart partners with Zurich to reach home-based business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
The Taggart Group has partnered with Zurich to distribute general and life insurance products to home-based business throughout Australia via a direct distribution website. The website, called www.homebasedbusiness.com.au, is only in its early phases ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher following a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, higher prices in base metals and in precious metals, and a new record high for oil in New York. At 0750 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Aurora to list buy-write income trust

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
Aurora Funds Management has launched their initial public offering (IPO) for their Infrastructure Buy-Write Income Trust. The move follows the company's launch of their buy-write property income trust in June, and will offer retail investors what it ...

ING IM tailored to suit

ING Investment Management has restructured its existing management team to cater for recent developments in the investments industry, particularly growing institutional demand for alpha/beta-specific strategies. It's not quite a radical departure from ...