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Estelle Pearson Actuary of the Year

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... Institute. In 2009, Kaise Stephan was bestowed the award after becoming the first actuary to swim the English Channel, raising over $AU122, 787 for a children's hospital. Other notable winners include Fred Rowley in 2010 for his work developing the first ...

Strong growth in securities lending: J.P. Morgan

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... demand for above benchmark returns, Wilson said that the renewed interest is in part thanks to the global financial crisis raising the bar on transparency and risk management, with investors now a lot more confident. "There is not longer a one size fits ...

Obama victory ignites fiscal cliff fears

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... positioned to cement recovery. "Obama has little choice but to address these challenges (as would a President Romney) by raising taxes and cutting spending," he said. "While markets may be volatile post-election, we believe that over the longer term ...

Fewer IPO's no excuse for poor returns: Hyperion

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... significant de-leveraging during the initial stages of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008 and 2009," he said. Secondary capital raising revenue was down 22.9%, with the amount of capital raised down 31.2% to $40.4 billion.

APRA changes to Super data collection unrealistic: IQ Group

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
APRA has proposed to increase its information held about investments for each fund, raising the data items requiring reports from 900 to approximately 4,000 data elements. Funds will need to incorporate new and more sophisticated data management capabilities ...

Political punch trading greatest risk to US economy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... brought to the brink of defaulting on its debt when the Republican controlled House of Representatives blocked the route to raising the debt ceiling. As a result, ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut the US's coveted AAA credit rating. With the election ...

Push... pussshh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012

Dean Lombardo wins AFA Excellence in Education Award

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... excellence in advice by participating in further education during their career," Hawke said. "We champion the continual raising of the bar of the advice profession by recognising and rewarding excellence in adviser education."

ANZ posts record profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... the last 12 months as investors have sought out higher yielding assets. ANZ's share price is up nearly 25% year-to-date raising questions as to whether it is beginning to look a little toppy. However, Credit Suisse banking sector analyst Jarrod Martin ...

Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... - building supplies, home furnishings, white goods sellers, cabinet makers, trucking companies...you get the picture - raising employment demand there. Increased housing activity also means government revenues in terms of real estate taxes. So how can ...