Making Investments Through an Investment Advisor

Investment advisor use can be helpful in making investments in unsteady financial times.

Icy Photos A Splash In Uk

ANTARCTICA, a photographic exhibition resulting from Angus McDonald's partnership with the Mawson's Huts Foundation, has opened at expat Australian lawyer Rebecca Hossack's new gallery in Charlotte Street, London. Of the adventure, which he's begun to translate to canvas (one is in the show), a humble McDonald said he'd never seen a sky so big. Iced: Anna Nieuwenhuysen, cultural advisor to the Australian High Commission and something of a spelling bee; David Jensen, chair of the foundation; ...

Part-time Jail For $141,000 Theft

WONGAWILLI man Dennis Whittaker was a dedicated Christian with strong ties to the Salvation Army and a respected financial advisor.

Corporate Results Are Up - So Why Won't The Market Budge? / The Investor Deluge

SHARE investment can be a fickle business. Over the past couple of weeks we have been bombarded with more than 100 booming company results, not least the spectacular $3.5 billion half-year net profit from mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday, the largest ever made by an Australian company over a sixmonth period.

Young O'reilly Gathers $100m For `patient' Investment Fund

Investment funds may be on the nose but not it seems, if you're Cameron O'Reilly.

Advisor Set For Lunch Today

LEADING media commentator on investment markets and investment behaviour Arun Abey is guest speaker at today's Hunter Business Club meeting being held at the Harbourview Function Centre. Mr Abey will draw on 20 years' experience in funds management and financial planning to reveal how investors

One Person's Parking Problem Can Be A Canny Investor's Opportunity

Car parking can be the cause of many headaches for inner-suburban residents and their visitors, but as Christopher de Fraga reports, one person's problem can be another's investment opportunity. CAR parking can be a frustrating problem for inner-city dwellers, but like many problems, it is provid

With $100,000 Comes Variety Of Investment Options

Q: I AM 52 years old and have $100,000 in fixed-term deposits in the bank. Is this the best sort of investment for me? A: THERE are a number of options available to you. You can stick with term deposits or other fixed-interest investments like Telecom bonds, Government bonds, Northern Territory

Crimes And Misdemeanors; The Seven Deadly Sins Of Investing

WHEN sentiment in any market is running ahead of fundamentals, it is well worth remembering what not to do. Dwelling too heavily on negatives does not make a successful investor but it does not hurt to assess investment opportunities with an eye to the way in which others have come unstuck time

Advisor Seeks Report On Aust-wide

Another financial advisory group has entered the battle for the $133 million Aust-Wide Flexi Property fund, requesting that the trustee commission an independent expert's report on the manager's past conduct. The Melbourne-based Advisor Group wrote on Friday to the fund's trustee, Permanent Trus

Asc Tells Advisers To Obey New Law

MELBOURNE: The Australian Securities Commission has begun monitoring Victoria's investment advisers to enforce compliance with the new Corporations Law and ensure investors' funds are safe. The securities industry licence surveillance program has so far investigated four investment advisor

Eastcorp Managers Start Likely Exodus To Monitor

MELBOURNE: The Sydney-based investment advisor Monitor Money yesterday signed up 16 senior executives from the financial services company Eastcorp, which is to be wound up after the withdrawal of the Bank of New Zealand's financial support. The chairman of Eastcorp, Mr John Mennega, said

The Hubble, Bubble House

Geophysicist turned investment advisor Bruce McDonald fell in love with the witch's house the moment he spotted its picture in the auction columns. A former panel beater who put himself through night school and university, Bruce thought the historic 20-room mansion at 260 Johnston Street,

'make Sure The Experts Are Expert'

THE investment advisory industry has mushroomed in the past 10 years. It has grown as taxation and superannuation legislation has complicated people's worries over managing their money. Investment advisers can do a little or a lot for people, according to John Godfrey, the managing

Why It's Necessary To Have Superannuation

SUPERANNUATION may not be as tangible as a roof over your head, but it can add up to the same measure of security. Like property, it is a tax effective investment. For many, therefore, it is a necessity, rather than a luxury. And necessity is often the mother of the hard-pitch sales

Making Money Made Simple In Ninth Printing

THE enormous demand for financial advice is vividly demonstrated by the runaway success of Making Money Made Simple by the Brisbane-based investment advisor and finance commentator Noel Whittaker. Launched just eight months ago, the book is about to go into its ninth printing. Its under

How The Old Mates Rule Joh Country

MR Austin Donnelly, a well-known investment advisor who once worked with Sir Arthur Fadden, the then Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister, said this week that most Queensland business people found it unfashionable to look at the economic facts of life in the Sunshine State. Mr Donnelly has bee

Why No Superannuation Can Cost You Money

SMALL businesses operating without a superannuation scheme might be missing out on attractive tax concessions as well as being unprepared for any new compulsory superannuation laws. According to the chairman of Eastcorp Investment Management, John Mennega, companies with existing schemes should