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Fin services jobs on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... structures. "To some extent, there's a reluctance by some people to take their chances in a sector that was so heavily affected by the global financial crisis. But it's also because the sector is working on a leaner business model, and the volume of ...

VicSuper restructures asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... month it had restructured its property portfolio by reallocating 5 per cent of its funds into fixed interest. The move affected each investment option that had an allocation to these asset classes - including Capital Secure, Capital Stable, Balanced ...

ASIC takes legal action against Storm founders and banks

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... action against Storm Financial founders, Emmanuel and Julie Cassimatis, and against three banks, on behalf of investors affected by the company's collapse. ASIC will take legal action against the two Storm financial directors for allegedly contravening ...

Strong dollar fuels shift to unhedged intl equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... Australian dollar drops again, which is more likely if markets become more risk adverse, then international equities will be affected," said Chris Bigg, van Eyk's senior investment analyst.

Commonwealth Fin Plng compensates investors

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... Corporations Act 2001 by providing inappropriate financial advice to a large number of clients. CFP has agreed to identify those affected and assess liability and appropriate compensation. It is reviewing relevant client files to identify individuals ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... retirees at around 0.2 per cent compares to the 0.6 per cent increase in the All Groups CPI, although the latter figure was affected by a 15.4 per cent increase in the cost of tobacco. For recreation, there was a fall of 1.8 per cent in the quarter ...

Introducing foreclosure-gate, the latest risk to a US recovery

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... was likely to be limited. "Assuming there is no spillover to wholesale funding markets, the Australian economy won't be affected," said George Tharenou, an economist at UBS in Sydney. "But if US banks have to stop foreclosures, and, sitting on non performing ...

AAT upholds ASIC adviser ban

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... disclose remuneration details concerning himself and Elite, and also various interests and associations that may have affected the advice he provided. ASIC found Fuoco's conduct was likely to mislead his clients. Fuoco appealed ASIC's decision to the ...

RBS develops ESG strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... the new program, which is still in the works, that could help investors look at how a company's share price could be affected by its ESG policies in the short-term but also in the long term. Take an airport stock. The strategy could do an assessment ...

APRA post super assets at $1.23tr

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... retail funds by 3.5 per cent ($12.1 billion) to $339.0 billion. The 11 per cent decline in the ASX during this quarter affected these figures, dragging super assets down for the first time in five quarters. Contributions to funds with at least $50 million ...