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Super funds need modern platforms to disclose holdings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds worried about the cost of disclosing their portfolio holdings need to ditch their old legacy platforms, one of the world's biggest platform providers said yesterday. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) this ...

A penny saved could spark a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... the first three months of 2011. This dour news followed earlier reports that the French economy - that other tower of strength - did not grow one tiny bit in the three months between April and June this year. And these, ladies and gents, took the growth ...

Black swans test strength of portfolio construction

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Black swan events occur much more frequently than modeling predicts, a seminar heard on Friday, so portfolios need to be designed to withstand unpredictable turbulence. Tom Robinson, managing director of education at the CFA Institute, a global organisation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
The Australian market looks ready to open strongly today, following rebounds in Europe and on Wall Street on more positive data overnight, but against a background of extreme volatility. At 0656 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
"So when you're near me, darling can't you hear me S. O. S. The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S. O. S. When you're gone How can I even try to go on? When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on?" - ABBA Now you believe me? The US bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
The Australian dollar set a new record overnight but drifted lower in the early morning session, on renewed concern about Europe's debt crisis. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the Australian dollar was trading at 110.23 US cents, down from 110.55 US cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
The Australian stock market was lower at noon after local inflation data sent the Australian dollar higher, and as the US debt ceiling stalemate continued. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.2 points, or 0.44 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is expected to decline after US stocks fell on a White House threat to veto legislation that would avert a US debt default. But Australian resource stocks may gain after the price of metals and oil rose. At 0826 AEST on the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
The Australian dollar was higher at noon, after dipping briefly on concerns the central bank has softened its outlook for domestic interest rates. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.33 US cents, up from from 106.00 US cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
... banks reviewed. The EBA said the failed banks would need 2.5 billion euros in additional capital to bring them up to strength -- a small sum compared with the massive amounts needed to bolster the eurozone and stave off default for Greece. Critics have ...