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Super funds urged to disclose director and exec pay

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... members of that fund pay a high price - in some cases, up to 5 times more for outsourcing arrangements." Recently launched Financial Services Council (FSC) disclosure guidelines, while welcome, fell well short of providing meaningful disclosure to consumers ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... in 2012, the insurer said. At 1030 AEST its shares were up 12 cents, or 0.86 per cent, at $14.02. Mr Chatterton said financial stocks were good to buy on Wednesday with all of the major banks down. ANZ shares fell four cents to $22.95, Westpac shares ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... contract was down 21 points at 4,307. In economic news, the Reserve Bank of Australia will release its review of financial stability in the Australian economy. On Tuesday, the share market closed higher with gains across most sectors after strong leads ...

Margin lending suffers from adviser misconception

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Investment Trends December 2011 Margin Lending Financial Planner Report has revealed 83% of respondents named market conditions as the biggest barrier to margin lending among financial planners. Volatility levels attracted 49% of the vote with higher ...

Get up and go on board

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... Take for instance, the successful bond and bill auctions of France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF) right straight after S&P lopped their credit ratings. To paraphrase what I wrote yesterday on this space, with ...

Priced in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... out of France's and Austria's AAA credit rating at the end of last week, it did the same for the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF). According to S&P: "We consider that credit enhancements that would offset what we view as the now-reduced creditworthiness ...

Chinalising Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... year - down sharply from its earlier prediction for a 2.3% expansion - and this assumes "that it's possible to calm financial markets lastingly and thus prevent a further escalation of the crisis." A tough ask if you ask me. Ratings downgrade speculation. ...

New RBA deputy governor named

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... financial institutions and division at the Bank for International Settlements, where he published work on financial stability matters. Between 2004 and 2009, Lowe oversaw the RBA's work on issues related to financial stability and payments system policy. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... 44 cents higher at $40.18. Fellow miner Rio Tinto was up $1.13 at $73.65 after it appointed former BHP Billiton chief financial officer Chris Lynch to its board as a non-executive director. "Despite all the fluctuations of recent weeks, commodity prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... meeting, at 1130 AEST. Mr Ive said the minutes were a bit "historical" now, because of the drama that had unfolded on financial markets since the August meeting. "I think the minutes will be viewed relatively neutrally, on the basis that the market has ...