Australia lags the world in institutional uptake of ETFs

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Speaking yesterday at an ASX conference on Exchange Traded Funds, Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director of investment company BlackRock, said that while retail investors in Australia had embraced ETFs, institutional investors

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AFA: speaks out on FOFA, industry funds and fees

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Proposals to introduce harsh penalties on financial advisers, including fines of up to a million dollars and lifetime bans for breaches of new regulations, which are currently being considered by

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ACO Instrument Fund offers new opportunities for wholesale investors

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New Fund acquires first asset: Australia’s only Stradivarius violin The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) today announced the launch and the first acquisition of its brand new investment fund: a rare

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CommSec: Aussies go on a health kick; exports reliant on China

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Retail trade; International trade Retail spending grew by 1.1 per cent in April after falling by 0.3 per cent in March. The lift in sales was driven by increased spending

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AdviserNETgain launches major integration with BT Wrap

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Online financial planning solution AdviserNETgain has released an in-depth integration with investment platform BT Wrap. The integration delivers a more seamless service to advisers and will increase their productivity. AdviserNETgain

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S&P Assigns Four-Star ‘NEW’ Rating To AQR Wholesale Managed Futures 1P Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its four-star ‘NEW’ rating to the AQR Wholesale Managed Futures 1P Fund, an alternative strategy product focused on the trend-following managed futures or

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S&P: Three-Star ‘NEW’ Rating Hunter Hall Global Ethical Trust Hedged Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its three-star ‘NEW’ rating to the Hunter Hall Global Ethical Trust Hedged Fund. This is a new product offered by Hunter Hall Investment

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Tips from the Top:Business advice through Zurich YouTube channel

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Adviser of Year Finalists help launch Zurich YouTube channel Launch marks opening of nominations for 2011 Adviser of Year award Channel launched with ‘Tips from Top’ series with adviser tips

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NZ investment symposium presented to support Christchurch financial advisers

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Pillars for Building Better Quality Portfolios   The New Zealand Investment Symposium is being presented by an exceptional faculty of Australian investment experts visiting Christchurch this week, exclusively to support

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Product innovation needed to boost Australian ETF popularity among institutional investors

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New Russell research released today shows 30% of institutions will consider using ETFs in future in a significant way Education and innovation will be key to evolution of institutional ETF market

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