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Macq High Conviction predicts 2012 rally

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
The fund manager of a top performing high conviction fund predicts the ASX200 is unlikely to hit the 6,000 mark this year - but forecasts a return to the market's former levels soon after.

IFM director wins prestigious award

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
Industry Funds Management (IFM) executive director Michael Hanna won the 2010 Hugh DT Williamson Performance scholarship for 2010.

AMP rides subdued market with solid growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
AMP has posted a slight increase in financial planner numbers, solid performance from its fund managers and higher inflows in super, according to full-year results announced this morning.

Grass greener for local bourse without SGX

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
Shareholders and clients of the Australian Stock Exchange will be worse off on many counts if the deal with the Singapore Stock Exchange goes through, despite the concessions announced yesterday, experts warned.

Small Companies fund bags three stars

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Pre Select Australian Small Companies Fund, managed by MLC, has been awarded a three star rating by Standard & Poor's after more than six months 'on hold'.

Westpac Online launches intl CFDs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
Westpac Online Investing adds international Contracts for Difference (CFDs) to its product suite.

Fund managers eye Asian equities: RBC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Fund managers are casting their nets wider into the Asia Pacific region to deliver 'alpha', shunning China and India to boost their portfolio returns, a survey found.

Century Funds vies to take manager role from Opus

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Century Funds Management will make a bid as manager and responsible entity of the Opus Income & Capital Fund No. 21, to be decided by vote on February 28.

Malaysia pioneers Islamic Finance framework

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Malaysia is stepping up its push to become a world centre of Islamic finance with the release of a Shari'ah Governance Framework for Islamic Financial institutions that will apply to Islamic organisations from June this year.

ASX marks a decade of local ETFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is set to host its first Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) conference in Sydney in June this year, ten years on since the first ETF was traded in Australia and at a time when the sector is enjoying explosive growth.