Investors call for more transparent products

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Aviva Investors has seen an overwhelming response from financial advisers to its Separately Managed Account (SMA) offering. Since being released in November last year, Aviva Investors Direct SMAs have been

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Dividends are back in fashion, so how do you know the designers from the fakes – Russell paper

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Russell urges investors to look beyond yield this reporting season With Rio Tinto upping its payout to shareholders and JB Hi-Fi, Cochlear and OZ Minerals following suit this reporting season,

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Century to waive $1.3 million management fees

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Savings to directly reduce debt of Opus 21 Century Funds Management (Century) has announced that it will waive the first year of its management fees if it is successful in

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La Niña gauge hits 10-week low

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La Niña update There are further signs that the current La Niña weather event has peaked. The Southern Oscillation index fell to a 10-week low of +18.1 on February 11.

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Confidence stabilises but trend index at 20mth lows

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Consumer sentiment The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence rose modestly in February following the sharp slide in January. The index rose by 1.9 per cent to 106.6 in February.

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Innovative boutique fund manager strips bare Sydney

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Transparent, easy to understand and value for money, new Australian equities boutique fund manager Naked Funds Management Pty Limited (NakedFunds), which officially launched its inaugural fund, the NakedFunds Australian Share

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13 New, Non-Unitised Fund Portfolio’s added by Fund Managers and Independent Research Houses to HUB24’s Portfolio Administration Service

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HUB24, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX listed stockbroker and wealth management utility, Investorfirst Limited (ASX: INQ), is today pleased to formally announce the addition of 13 new, non-unitised portfolios

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Flat sharemarket poses questions for investors

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Sharemarket perspectives The CommSec ‘Mums and Dads share index’ – a way of tracking the performance of commonly-held shares – fell by 7.4 per cent in 2010, exceeding the decline

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Investors returning to listed property for attractive income streams

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A recovery that’s supported by a ‘back to basics’ approach is offering listed property  investors the traditional returns they’ve been denied in the recent past, according to Brett McNeill, Investment

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Zenith Diversified Sector Report Adds 11 New Funds & Also Addresses Advisers Client Investment Concerns

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Zenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd (Zenith) has just announced the release of its 2010 Diversified Sector Report and also confirmed that the study was structured to address a number of

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