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Financial planning

The assets of worldwide managed funds have experienced a flat 2003 first quarter, with net assets declining marginally from their level at the end of 2002 by 0.06 per cen...

Funds management

The retail funds management industry has suffered its worst quarter of net inflows since March 1995, with only $435 million of new funds being channelled into the industr...

Financial planning

The founder and former managing director of Challenger International Bill Ireland has re-emerged in the industry after being appointed managing director of Australian Ass...

Superannuation

The majority of older working Australians have given little or no thought to planning for retirement according to a Newspoll survey commissioned by the Commonwealth Bank....

Financial planning

With only five growth-oriented investment managers ending the financial year in positive territory the median likewise focused superannuation fund has returned -2 per cen...

Financial planning

Growth-orientated superannuation funds look set to deliver consecutive negative financial year returns for the first time in three decades according to InTech....

Financial planning

Macquarie Funds Management now has almost $6 billion invested in Asian joint ventures after taking a 40 per cent stake in Taiwanese boutique fund management firm United S...

Financial planning

The Government’s attempt to pass its controversial Superannuation (Surcharge Rate Reduction) Amendment Bill 2003 through the Senate was shot down by Labor last night....

Financial planning

The Australian share market’s modest 0.4 per cent posting for May is keeping alive industry hopes of an overall positive result for the 2002-03 financial year - with a 3 ...

Financial planning

The strengthening Australian dollar, up 4.5 per cent for May, is attracting investment in Australia and is working to the benefit of both the local equity and property ma...

Financial planning

A survey of agribusiness schemes has shown only eight of the 140 projects in the past two years has paid a return while only 29 projects were on target to pay an above fo...

Funds management

Advisers now regard hedge funds as a mainstream investment option for capital preservation and income growth and are supporting this view with their investment choices, a...

Financial planning

The Assistant Treasurer, Helen Coonan, says the Government will push ahead with plans to reform superannuation in a bid to deliver on its election promises....

Financial planning

Value styled investment managers are continuing to outperform growth orientated managers according to the latest update of the InvestorWeb Australian Shares Fund Sector R...

Financial planning

The Australian share market performed well in March ending the month up 4 per cent, a strong showing considering the roller coaster ride international equity markets prov...

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