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DIY funds tail the experts

The latest survey from specialist self-managed super fund (SMSF) admin provider Multiport show that SMSFs have returned 10.1 per cent in the year to September, marginally below the returns of a comparable super fund option, the Rainmaker/Selecting Super ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia announced that it will not lift the cash rate from its present level of 6.25 per cent. This may be seen as a consequence of further evidence of a slowing national economy as retail sales remain flat, new motor vehicle sales ...

Access Economics still top consultant: Rainmaker

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
The latest Rainmaker super fund asset consultant performance survey confirms Access Economics has held onto top spot as Australia's best performing asset consultant. According to the report, Access Economics topped the 2005-06 performance tables, with ...

Plan your pre-nup: HLB Mann Judd

In an age where many couples are living together before marriage or delaying their wedding date, accounting firm HLB Mann Judd said a pre-nuptial agreement (pre-nup) is a must. "People tend to associate pre-nuptial or co-habitation agreements with the ...

Access all asset classes: Vanguard

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2006
The outlook for most asset classes is healthy for 2007, according to Vanguard, but the most pragmatic and cost effective way to gain exposure across all asset classes is through properly diversified passive investing. While banking and financial services ...

Beware of Christmas credit card fraud

Leading credit card research firm CANNEX has urged consumers to watch their credit card transactions over Christmas as high credit card usage over the period increases the chances of fraud. "In recent years, Australians on average spend between 15 per ...

Macq splits the wrap

Macquarie Adviser Services has introduced a super splitting feature in the Macquarie Wrap platform despite reports that other savings strategies introduced in the Costello budget proposal have superceded the benefits of super splitting. David Shirlow ...

Wealth managers will have difficulty with AML

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
The financial services organisations that will struggle most with the introduction of anti-money laundering programs are those that may otherwise be least affected by it - the life companies and investment managers in the wealth management sector. Steve ...

Analyse bonds differently to equities: Loomis Sayles

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2006
Bond markets behave differently to equity markets and investors trained around equities need to adjust their thinking when investing in income securities. Brett Wander, director of alpha strategies for Loomis Sayles, said, "It is commonplace to find ...

Avoid excessive hedging: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
While debates continue about what level of hedging is best, the point is that as investors push more money overseas due to local capacity constraints hedging strategies will become central, particularly as we increasingly distinguish between what drives ...