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Financial planning

17 May 2006

Bias in global index may limit prospects

Investors should be wary of funds that are too closely linked to the global index as the current regional allocations and sector mix that constitutes the index may lead t...

Financial planning

16 May 2006

Global fixed interest fund launched

Aurora Funds Management has released an absolute return fund to provide investors with access to the global fixed income markets....

Financial planning

15 May 2006

Five star MIR funds put on hold

Four of MIR Investment Management’s formerly ‘five star’ funds have been placed ‘on hold’ by Standard & Poor’s following the announcement of staff changes in the investme...

Financial planning

14 May 2006

Joint standard to smooth software interfaces

Financial planning software providers VisiPlan and Coin have jointly released a set of standards for use in the development of interfaces between platforms and front-end ...

Financial planning

11 May 2006

Industry input sought on ‘final’ FSR refinements

The Government hopes the current round of refinements to Financial Services Reform (FSR), which it plans to make law by December 2006, will finalise the regulations and o...

Financial planning

10 May 2006

Super changes may push down product fees

The proposed simplification of the superannuation system released with the Federal Budget may put downward pressure on management fees for superannuation related products...

Funds management

8 May 2006

Merrill Lynch rebuilding equities team

Merrill Lynch Investment Management has recruited two senior analysts from Goldman Sachs JB Were, weeks after losing three of its Australian equities portfolio managers t...

Funds management

7 May 2006

Global equity favoured as asset allocations stabilise

Satisfaction with existing investment manager mixes, coupled with strong performance in equity and fixed interest markets has seen a marginal downturn in manager search a...

Financial planning

4 May 2006

Stars revealed in platform comparisons

Commonwealth Bank/Colonial First State (CBA/CFS) has topped a list of “Super Star” performers in the platform space for 2005 based on research that considered a combinati...

Financial planning

3 May 2006

ASFA’s Budget wish list

ASFA has called on the Federal Government to use next week’s Budget to abolish the current age-based contributions limits applying to people under 50....