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Trustee board shake-up overdue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... necessarily rely on the choices of experts in the field. But to borrow a well-worn adage, should the industry fix something that isn't necessarily broken? "The not for profit sector, which does have equal representation of employer/employee directors ...

Where did the money go?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... the fund-of-fund type category is of less interest to our clients now." Trafford-Walker reckons one of the reasons why there isn't a lot of investment occurring in ethical strategies could be the result of institutional investors using all encompassing ...

Show me the money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... for this is the S&P 500 and/or the Dow's more than 50 per cent jump from its lows. But is this rationale really rational? Isn't taking the year-on-year change the commonly accepted method of measuring short-term performance? By this measure, the S&P ...

Bassanese backs Aus eqs and LPTs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... saying the market is overvalued. Bassanese, who publishes his economic and market research; ETF AssetMAX Report, said there isn't much need to change the allocation of the Investors' Model Portfolio as the local equities and listed property market show ...

Seniors are tech savvy: survey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... stereotype is that older Australians just aren't interested in technology, however we know from talking to our members this just isn't the case," said Michael O'Neill, chief executive at National Seniors Australia. "Despite not growing up with technologies ...

Rejoice for rates have risen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... the Government stimulated the economy too much that it has popped with a rise in lending rates must have gotten to him. But isn't it better to err - if indeed this is an error - on the side of growth, particularly given the doomsday scenario being flagged ...

Industry funds not undermining confidence: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
... advertising and marketing during the height of the financial crisis. The idea we are undermining confidence is ridiculous," ISN executive director David Whiteley told delegates at the annual conference of the Australian Advisers Association (AFA). "Choice ...

October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... spendthrift habit - spending beyond their means - especially with personal income rising by only 0.2 per cent in the same month. But isn't this exactly the objective of the various fiscal and monetary pump priming measures? To prime consumers - which ...

Aussies follow Brits pushing advice aside

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... including that financial planning is only for the rich and that people think they have to buy a financial product. It just isn't the case. A good financial planner will focus on strategy, not products," he said. According to the UK survey, there is also ...

Vote of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... doesn't compute. The RBA may or may not raise interest rates next month, the month after or the next. But if it does, it sure isn't just for the fun of it. It is the ultimate vote of confidence for the Australian economy.