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AIST warns MySuper deadline tight

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... nothing, but by putting in the standardised risk measure without any qualification to it runs the risk that it will be set in stone," said Haynes. "The problem is that it's really a measure of volatilty, it doesn't measure other types of risk." The AIST's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Australian shares opened lower after falls on Wall Street and the absence of an expected company tax reduction in the federal budget. At 1022 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 21.2 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4,352.7 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after Wall Street fell and European markets plummeted with sentiment dominated by uncertainty in the euro zone after weekend elections in France and Greece At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price ...

Former Stonebridge broker banned for three years

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
ASIC has banned Pawel Kulisiewicz, of Pyrmont in New South Wales, from providing financial services for three years. The banning follows an investigation into Kulisiewicz's conduct while he was a broker at StoneBridge Securities Limited (StoneBridge). ...

On the verge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... even shivers on my skin - is the freefall in the Philadelphia Fed's manufacturing outlook survey. The index dropped like a stone to minus 30.7 in August - the lowest reading since March 2009 -- from plus 3.2 in July. This is worrying because my records ...

Govt $41m finance centre launches new projects

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The Federal Government has officially launched its Centre for International Finance and Regulation, with funding allocations to research projects including High Frequency Trading. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

Back to cactus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... year-on-year terms, core CPI increased by 1.5 per cent - the highest since January last year. Data like these are just a stone's throw away from calls for a double-dip. And right on cue, we have Yale University economist Robert Schiller saying just that. ...

BBY expands with Stonebridge acquistion

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
BBY has announced it has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the StoneBridge Private Client Adviser network, staff and product platforms. The StoneBridge Group is a boutique investment firm with over 15 years experience in the Australian ...

Diamonds are a fund's best friends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Sparkling gems are luring investors with two global funds offering diamonds as a hedge against inflation and an alternative to traditional asset classes. Despite the availability of synthetic diamonds, prices for the gem have been rising for more than ...

Intersuisse adds senior roles to institutional desk

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
Stockbroker Intersuisse has appointed former Macquarie bank and Stonebridge institutional dealers in associate directors roles to lead its own institutional dealing desk. Former Macquarie Bank dealer Will Cleland has moved into one of the associate ...