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Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... MBS/agency debt purchases into the first quarter of next year. Looks like I spoke too soon, Fed manipulation remains. Net-net, easy money remains the order of the day. Now, Moody's Investor Services, raise your hands. Yes you! Shame, shame, shame. You've ...

Money flows lead to Africa

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... downturn" in FDI by private equity funds across the globe - not surprisingly it is a phenomenon caused by the demise of access to easy financing. At the other end of the spectrum, sovereign wealth funds attained a record FDI high in 2008 - although they ...

BT ramps up SMSF offering

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... "One of the key enhancements is a new data download facility for BGL's Simple Fund SMSF compliance software that makes it easy to generate data and information from BT Wrap," he said. The BT Wrap enhancements include new on-demand data downloads for ...

G-20 reasons to be hopeful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
... GFC part 2, 3 or 4. Despite its headline grabbing rhetoric, the G-20 gabfest was just that. But then again, it's not that easy to change the global financial system as we know it - especially for leaders with conflicting motivations. Yet, there are reasons ...

More info on super, please

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... points of interest include case studies - stories members and employers can relate to and apply to their own situations. Easy to digest content and a lack of jargons are other ways to hook in readers, noted the results of the survey. While more than ...

Mmm...bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... meeting). I have only one word to those thinking of taking this statement as gospel - Beware! In times of uncertainty it is easy - so easy - to be swayed by general consensus. The Fed included. Safety in numbers? It is not so bad to get it wrong when ...

Capital protection should be core to satellite

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... the unthinkable happened to the markets in 2007 and 2008. For example, those who did invest just before the GFC can rest easy knowing they still have their capital (assuming they hold on to the product until maturity date). That's why Rumble predicts ...

AMP service speeds up underwriting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
AMP has unveilled a new process to slash the time to access medical records, freeing up a major roadblock in the underwriting process. AMP chief underwriter Bernadene Gordon said that the new phone-based service, TeleDr, would dramatically reduce underwriting ...

Adviser education bar too low

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
Qualifying to become an adviser is far too easy and the bar should be raised higher, especially for young hopefuls looking to enter the industry, said a panel of advisers. Brad Fox, a partner at Nixon Fox & Wills and a panelist at the AFA National Roadshow ...

Sunsuper extends planning service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... super in the fund. The super fund is targeting members 40 years and older for the program which provides members with an easy to understand 8 page statement of advice (SoA) on how their retirement savings are stacking up against what the member desires ...