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Treasury paper ignores responsibility: ACFS

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Recently released proposals to increase the power of the prudential regulator have failed to address the issue of accountability and performance appraisal. The Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) has argued in an analysis paper released today ...

SMSF collectable insurance poses compliance risks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Collectable assets held within a self-managed super fund (SMSF) are about to cause compliance problems for trustees failing to procure appropriate insurance, one service provider has warned. All new SMSF investments in art and collectables made on or ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened marginally firmer, with strong gains among resources-related companies offset by weakness in defensive market sectors such as healthcare and utilities. At 1028 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.5 points ...

Q3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
"Is QE3 enough to save America's economy?" The Economist magazine posed this question to its readers over the weekend. So far, the nays have it - 78% of them think QE won't cut it - because according to those who commented: even Bernanke admitted that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, continuing last week's positive theme after the Federal Reserve announced fresh measures to stimulate the US economy. At 0753 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 20 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened more than one per cent higher after the US Federal Reserve's announced stimulus measures led to shares soaring on Wall Street. At 1019 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 47.1 points, or 1.09 per cent ...

The Fed may have gone too far

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
While markets have reacted positively, there is a chance that the United States Federal Reserve has gone too far, Michael Power, Investec Asset Management strategist, told Financial Standard this morning. Despite Ben Bernanke saying that he will do ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
There's no mistaking the jubilation in financial markets after our 'bestie' forever, Ben gave them what they expected... and then some. Moving on up. The S&P 500 and the Dow lifted by 1.6% overnight -- bringing the respective index levels just 6.7% ...

Sukuk demand to reach US$900bn in five years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Global demand for Sukuk is forecast to triple from US$300 billion to US$900 billion by 2017, according to recently released estimates from Ernst & Young. Conventional institutions are increasingly demanding Shari'a compliant securities alongside Islamic ...

Concentrated portfolios can benefit HNW

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Private investors who are not concerned with a deviation from global indices can benefit from a concentrated equities portfolio, said Private Portfolio Managers (PPM). "Many high net worth (HNW) and family offices find it difficult to access international ...