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Macquarie Bank launches SMSF property loan

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... the assets in SMSFs across Australia are allocated to real estate, and as the number of SMSFs grows, we also expect the focus on real estate as an SMSF investment to grow," said Casey. The growth of SMSFs has accelerated in the past ten years, with SMSFs ...

Perpetual launches iPhone app

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
Perpetual has launched a free app for the iPhone and iPad tablet, to provide instant access to information for advisers and investors. "The Perpetual iPhone App has been designed to provide advisers and investors timely and relevant information on investment ...

Advisers should focus on cost of advice

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
Financial advisers should place more scrutiny on the cost of providing advice per client as the industry moves toward fee for service, according to Provisio Technologies. Planning businesses may struggle to accurately pin down service costs per client ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... Germany also looks like they're beginning to see my point of view (and my attachment to JMK- John Maynard Keynes) - more focus on growth and less on austerity. According to Bloomberg, "Chancellor Angela Merkel backed European Central Bank President Mario ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
The Australian share market has opened only slightly lower, despite steep falls on Wall Street and losses on European markets. At 1018 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 1.6 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 4,350.6 points, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on major international markets on the back of disappointing April PMI data for China and the eurozone and as some US earnings results missed expectations. At 0755 AEST on Tuesday, the June ...

Dark pools shine as ASX trade size falls

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... off from quite a decent opportunity there." As more brokers provide internal dark pools however, Chatfield said an area of focus for users should be the quality of liquidity within the pools. "Investment managers are increasingly questioning, if I'm ...

FPA launches consultation on financial planning education

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... required for a harmonised national curriculum in financial planning. There is hope that this will allow universities to focus on areas of expertise and provide more doctorate-level graduates. "We know that Universities are working through enormous change ...

Payden & Rygel lands VicSuper mandate

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
Grant Samuel's global fixed income partner, Payden & Rygel has secured a $110 million mandate from VicSuper. The mandate is part of VicSuper's core/satellite approach with Payden & Rygel managing a portfolio covering global investment grade, high yield ...

ASIC permanently bans CFD dealer

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
ASIC has permanently banned a former contracts for difference (CFD) dealer following an investigation. ASIC's (Australian Securities & Investment Commission) investigation focused on the conduct of Simon Marcus Gundry, of Mornington, and his online ...