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Dangers of hybrid securities unrecognised: Adviser

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
Hybrid securities poses great dangers for investors as they become more like shares as opposed to being more bond-like in the past, according to a financial adviser. Hybrid securities are one way for companies to borrow money from investors, while paying ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
The Financial Services Council and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have restated their support for the implementation of the standard risk measure (SRM) in shortened product disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong ...

Zurich's restructure sees 11 depart

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
Zurich's new three-year strategy focused on growth in the risk and investments business has seen 11 roles cut and five added as the financial services provider shifts its focus to the institutional and dealer group level. Chief executive of the Life ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher with investors appearing cautious after mixed offshore leads. At 1050 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,351, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Ord Minnett conspired to take us over: Wilson HTM notifies court

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
Ord Minnett planned to take over fellow broker, Wilson HTM, by paying sign on fees to poach its advisers, said Wilson HTM in the NSW Supreme Court yesterday. Five Wilson employees were paid approximately $5.4 million by Ord Minnett, the court heard. ...

MLC restructures Australian Share Fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
MLC Investment Management is continuing to enhance its investment strategies and has reduced the number of mangers in its Australian Share Fund from eight to three. The managers in the fund now include Bennelong Australian Equity Partners, Antares Capital ...

ASIC warns of hybrid securities risks

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
ASIC has flagged warnings about the risks and complexities of hybrid securities, urging consumers to tread carefully and not be blindsided by promises of high yields. Hybrid securities are one way for companies to borrow money from investors, while ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
Superannuation members could be scared off growth assets by APRA's communication of investment risk, said three industry organisations. In a letter sent to APRA, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Actuaries Institute and ...

Market down 5%: Resources look ugly

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
At reporting season's three quarter mark last week, defensive stocks surfaced with their best half year of growth since 2009, while cyclicals recorded their worst - despite industrials earnings rising 4%. With only a little more than a third of stocks ...

Limboland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012