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Grain price hints at strong growth: CFSGAM

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
Grain is looking strong on the horizon as emerging economies demand for the soft commodity continues to sky rocket, according to the CFSGAM soft commodities team. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) watches global trends and found ...

CFSGAM: REITS are a safe bet

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... are coming from in the next 3-5 years and that creates certainty. "This is underestimated by the market as investors only focus on share prices while earnings results show REITS have consistently hit their guidelines," said Plater. In this space, Australian ...

Omniwealth provides planning tools for independents

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Independent advisers are being offered a safety line from wealth advisory group Omniwealth which launched a new dealer group website promoting best of breed services for advisers that want to maintain their independence. The dealer group, which provides ...

JP Morgan names CEO WSS for Aust, NZ

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
Mark Kelley has been named as the new chief executive of JP Morgan's Worldwide Securities Services (WSS), Australia and New Zealand division. As part of his appointment, Kelley will also be J.P. Morgan Treasury & Securities Services (TSS) country lead ...

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... doesn't undermine their advisers but ironically enables trustee boards to get the best out of them. This tougher investment focus, especially following the GFC which has put huge pressure on super funds to explain their investment strategies to their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
The Australian dollar has continued its slide downwards, following a growing sense of forboding around the issue of eurozone government debt. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 98.95 US cents, down from 100.16 cents on Wednesday. Westpac ...

Ascalon partners with Hong Kong manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... a member of the BT Financial Group and a 100% subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corporation, said it was part of the firm's focus to partner with alternative and high conviction managers in the Asia region. Its first partnership in Asia, Ascalon's chief ...

Perpetual changes distribution focus

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Perpetual Limited is set to readjust its focus on the retail funds market, research and ratings houses through changes to its investment product distribution function in order to overcome past challenges in its distribution. Due to a company-wide review ...

Russell urges advisers to keep low value clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... FOFA-compliant solutions that allow for lower value clients to be serviced without the help of a junior adviser. "...naturally the focus should turn to the cost of delivery - specifically product fees." Russell said its SuperSolution Master Trust Private ...

Macquarie Life launches online insurance service

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
Macquarie Life has launched a new online insurance application process for financial advisers and insurance brokers, adding to its Macquarie LifeConnect service. The new online service, WebConnect, will allow advisers and brokers to begin a client's ...