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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... prices encouraging bargain-hunting after Monday's losses but fears of further Middle East and North Africa unrest firmly in focus. The Nikkei index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed 20.17 points higher at 10,525.19. But the Topix index of all first ...

Perennial tactical move pays off

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... cent between into cash, securities and fixed interest securities with 0-30 per cent into high yielding securities, with a focus on actively managing all allocations. "Advisers have already been burnt by high yield products in the past, but the advantage ...

ACFS appoints Duffield as chair

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... former chairman Syd Bone in the role. Bone, chairman for two years, is continuing with the centre as deputy chairman and will focus on building the organisation's connections in Sydney. "This is a win-win outcome for all concerned," Ralston said.

AUSCOAL adds Copper Rock and Putnam

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
AUSCOAL Super alters its $5.7 billion investment portfolio to include two new investment managers with a focus on the global bond market while redeeming its Alliance Bernstein mandate. Diversifying the super fund's international shares portfolio, AUSCOAL ...

AMP Capital invests more into residential property

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
AMP Capital Investors renews its focus on property mandates with its residential property fund, Select Property Portfolio 3 (SPP3), and plans to launch its fourth fund this year. SPP3 is a close-ended, unlisted diversified fund that focuses on higher ...

IAS pools $650m in managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
Investment Administration Services (IAS) encourages both boutique and large dealer groups to embrace managed accounts as the firm's funds under administration (FUA) hits $650 million. IAS' private label discretionary portfolio services has exceeded ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... lower, with the Dow Jones and S&P500 both giving up about 0.7 per cent on the day. In terms of Monday's local session, the focus for market players was expected to be the release of the ANZ job advertisements survey for February. The Australian Bureau ...

Annuities help combat longevity risk: Cooper

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... that to consider other risks. "Advisers will have to deal with inflation risks, it's not going to go away, we need more focus on longevity risk and they need to have around 30 per cent allocation into annuities," said Cooper. Cooper spoke of the benefits ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received strong, positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with key indices on Wall Street and in Europe clearly higher. Oil and precious metals fell, as investors turned away from their search for safe havens. On the ...

Centric Wealth reframes advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... holistic approach based on a different view to traditional portfolio construction. It does this by changing the degree of focus on risk management, market stability and returns. John McMurdo, Centric Wealth's chief executive, said the Australian financial ...