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Advisers need to work on social media presence

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
Advisers should look closely at their objectives before determining which social media channels to use and how. This is the message from the most recent address by president of i-Impact Group and US social media expert, Claudio Pannunzio. "The core ...

Fears Volcker Rule will hit sovereign bond trading

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
Central banks are lobbying the US government to relax key aspects of the Volcker Rule that they fear could weaken trading volumes for their sovereign bonds. The Volcker Rule was introduced by the Obama administration following the Global Financial Crisis ...

Enough of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
There's a certain kind of hush all over the world overnight as financial markets turned their attention back to the Greeks and their seemingly never-ending negotiations with their benefactors - the IMF, the EU, the ECB... and private creditors. Ahhh ...

Risk advisers optimistic about long-term

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
Risk advisers are looking beyond short-term uncertainty and remain positive on long-term practice viability, according to an index commissioned by Zurich Financial Services Australia. The index constructed by Beaton Research and Consulting, surveyed ...

IFM wins $500m CalSTRS mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
In one of the largest single infrastructure investments by a US fund manager, CalSTRS has awarded a $500 million mandate to Australian manager, IFM, to gain exposure to the global infrastructure market. The California State Teachers' Retirement System ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
"Baby what a big surprise Right before my very eyes" - Chicago Yesterday we became witnesses on how the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) disproved the saying that, "the majority is always right". It kept the country's official cash rate unchanged at ...

HFT and dark pools keep ASIC on its toes

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
High frequency trading and dark pools are the biggest issues of contention in the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's extended consultation process on market integrity rules, according to one industry expert. Australian Securities and ...

Cutting super tax breaks unwise: SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia has weighed into the industry debate on the Greens' call to raise the superannuation tax for high income earners. Green leader Bob Brown yesterday proposed a scaled tax on super contributions ...

AMP Capital relaunches AXA property fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
AMP Capital is set to relaunch a $760 million unlisted retail direct property fund previously withdrawn under AXA Australia management, complete with a new strategy and asset sale. The Wholesale Australian Property Fund (WAPF) has operated for 27 years ...

CFSGAM secures $1.3 billion UniSuper mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has been chosen by UniSuper to manage its $1.3 billion domestic fixed interest portfolio. The mandate is made up of government and semi-government bonds and was secured by competitive tender. Colonial First ...