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Investor confidence shaken, and stirred

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Despite better economic numbers from the US and at home, Australians are less confident about their finances today than they were three months ago, a study found.

Aust Unity to buy Westpac FML

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Australian Unity Investment (AUI) buys Westpac Funds Management Limited (WFML), taking its total property funds under management to $1.7 billion.

ETF portfolio vs Future Fund portfolio shows gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
In an experiment to see how a retail investment portfolio made up mainly of ETFs compares with the Future Fund's portfolio, Financial Standard discovers key investment gaps.

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Excluding its holdings in Telstra, the Future Fund posted a 10.6 per cent return in the year to 30 June, compared to a decline of 4.2 per cent in the preceding year, according to a portfolio update.

BT Wrap lifts fog on model portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Dealer groups can have a better understanding of how their financial advisers use 'model portfolios', cash and equities for their clients through key upgrades to BT Wrap this month.

Bidding time for AMP

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
With NAB bowing out of the race for AXA APH last week, planners and investors are nervously awaiting AMP's next move.

Seeking alpha in EM small caps

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
One way investors can make better returns through their emerging markets mandates is by refining them to include small caps, say experts.

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
The world's major central banks are in danger of setting off a mercantilist "race to the bottom" as they attempt to gain competitiveness through artificial currency debasement, analysts say.

HSBC wins Ascalon mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
HSBC Securities Services has won a mandate from Ascalon Capital Managers to provide custody and fund administration to the Ascalon platform.

ASIC recovers $24m for Westpoint victims

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
Westpoint investors in ASIC's class against Glenhurst Corporation will receive their share of $24.5 million recovered to date by the corporate regulator.