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Election cycle a case of short-sightedness

The problem with elections is the short-sighted approach to policy development said MLC's general manager of implemented consulting Ms Susan Gosling Susan says that the 3 year cycle encourages governments to develop more vote grapping initiatives. Under ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2004
The Australian share market is expected to open broadly weaker as US market retreated by around one per cent due to high oil prices and concerns about some drug companies. However, domestically higher oil prices have been supportive for our resources ...

Mortgage Industry Association of Australia issues 'soft dollar' disclosure code

The Mortgage Industry Association of Australia (MIAA) will require its mortgage broker members to disclose the receipt of non monetary benefits. Under the alternative remuneration code any benefits such as gifts, tickets to sporting events and holiday ...

Super Choice clarifies award status

Choice of Fund legislation continues to cause confusion within the superannuation and investment industry, a problem being compounded by inaccurate updates on government websites. The Commonwealth Treasury has confirmed to the Financial Standard that ...

Small cap managers outperform: van Eyk

Small cap fund managers continue to outperform benchmark returns index but this may not be sustained, according to a report by van Eyk Research. "All the managers reviewed with long enough track records have outperformed the small cap index in the three ...

Qantas flies its fixed interest with Perennial

Qantas Superannuation has appointed Perennial Investment Partners to manage its fixed interest mandate. Perennial's head of fixed interest Glen Feben will be responsible for managing the new Australian Core Plus mandate of $210 million. "Qantas has ...

Investors now less risk averse: ING

Investors are becoming less risk averse with an increasing take up of shares, managed funds and property, ING said today. According to the latest ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings & Investment Report, the September quarter found a greater proportion ...

Mariner starts cash flow pension

Listed financial services companies Mariner Financial and Mariner Retirement Solutions have unveiled new retirement pension products that include listed fixed-rate and market-linked bonds intended to provide long-term cash flows. Mariner said it launched ...

Macquarie prices 350 million pound securities offering

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2004
Macquarie Capital Funding, which facilitates the Macquarie Bank Group\'s capital raising, has today priced a STG350 million (approximately $A900 million) offering of tier 1 capital-eligible securities. Macquarie Bank, which recently undertook a UK investor ...

FSG; a step towards simplicity

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a class order outlining a more simple compliance regime under the Financial Services Guide (FSG) for financial advisers of retail clients. The class order, Information in a Financial ...