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Advisers urged to keep up pressure on FOFA change

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... implementation date, and re-iterated his party's key recommendations for change. These include carrying out a "proper regulatory assessment" of the planned changes before the legislation is considered by parliament, removing the opt-in clause, improving ...

APRA calls for risk-consistent exec pay

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... practice is to adopt a balanced scorecard approach incorporating a mix of individual performance metrics and qualitative assessment."

Greece still matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... to recover gradually through the course of 2012. By recent indications, he must be referring to the IMF's positive assessment of Portugal. According to Bloomberg, "Portugal should be able to return to bond markets next year and private creditors aren't ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... to natural disasters, but are not showing signs of further deterioration." Doesn't this sound a bit like the Fed's assessment, a bit like the Bank of England's, a bit like the Bank of Japan's, a bit like the European Central Bank, a bit like the People's ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... from 61.5 in the previous month. Expectations were for a drop to 61.0. Wait there's one more. The Fed's own survey and assessment of economic conditions - the Beige Book - showed moderate growth in all 12 of the Fed's districts in January and early Feb. ...

AustralianSuper creates Asian footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
In a bid to increase its Asian asset allocation and on-the-ground expertise, AustralianSuper has appointed Stephen Joske to the newly-created role of senior manager, Asia, where he will oversee investment strategy. In this Beijing-based role, Joske ...

No time for FOFA impact statement: OBPR

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... regulatory impact statements were prepared, the government wished to introduce legislation; there was insufficient time for assessment," he said. According to McNamara, the draft RIS was sent back to Treasury on the grounds of the level of information ...

Astarra auditor banned for three years

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... and the 2009 financial report of Astarra Strategic Fund (ASF). ASIC was concerned that Frazer, of WHK Audit & Risk Assessment, failed to ensure evidence in relation to the existence and valuation of investments or have an understanding of ASF and its ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... seven-month highs in February". This is similar to Glenn "didn't even the cash rate" Stevens and his Board's recent assessment. "Growth in China has moderated as was intended, but on most indicators remained quite robust through the second half of last ...

A bullish view could be dangerous after Davos

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... markets pull back and offer a better price, said Andrew Barnett, co-founder of LTG GoldRock who concurs with the IMF assessment that 2012 will see markets slide. "The market has clearly rallied in January and people are taking an optimistic bullish view ...