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FOFA will not be delayed: Minter Ellison

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
The Federal Government's FOFA legislation will be implemented on target, said Minter Ellison Lawyers at a roundtable yesterday. "I can't see there being any delays. It would require a change to legislation to do that and I'm sure that there won't be," ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
Instant replay. What we've seen last week seemed to be a replay of the general theme that has been playing at computer screens near us for some time now. There's the ever-simmering European sovereign debt crisis that creates tension in the financial ...

Hunter Hall chief executive exits

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
David Buckland will resign as chief executive officer of Hunter Hall International Limited, following 11 years with the firm. Six equities funds were put on hold yesterday following the announcement, with ratings agency Standard & Poors concerned that ...

There's the good news and there's the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
So where have all gloom and doomers gone? Yes them - the worrywarts who sent the S&P 500 index tumbling down by as much as 4.2% earlier this month. Where the bloody hell are they now? They should be jumping with joy and wringing their hands with the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's rise despite mixed earnings reports, mediocre jobs claims figures but strong housing data. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 18 points at ...

Trustee reforms risk being neutered

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
Speculation is growing that superannuation minister Bill Shorten will announce reforms to the operation of trustee boards, but if the reforms don't take account of trustee companies the reforms will be toothless. The Australian Financial Review and ...

Hedge funds outperform: Research

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
Research commissioned by KPMG International and AIMA on the global hedge fund industry has found that funds have significantly outperformed equities, bonds and commodities over the past 17 years. The study, conducted by the Centre For Hedge Fund Research ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
If there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who ya gonna call? Ben Bernanke! It was a wow day on Wall Street overnight as our friend Ben reinforced this Ben's view that it would be a win-win for equity markets, no matter how the Fed see its ...

Research warns super funds on reporting

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Super fund members run the risk of being given the wrong information about the performance of their funds, according to a recent analysis by the Actuaries Institute. Recommendations, prepared for the actuarial profession and financial regulators, outline ...

EQT wins Austock Life mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Life insurance company Austock Life has added Equity Trustees Limited's Mortgage Income Fund to its Imputation Bond menu. "It is very important to many of our investors - especially those using the Imputation Bond's estate planning and aged care strategies ...