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ASIC MDA review requires further clarity: IMAP

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) have maintained that the regulator's insistence on an annual review for managed discretionary account operators (MDAs) is excessive, and will push for a two-year requirement. In its submission to ...

Don't be disappointed if the ECB disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
Be careful what you wish for, you might just not get it. The day is nigh...only two more sleeps and we'll get it. Like cute little children waiting for Santa, European stock markets are happy for Christmas is coming soon - it'll be here on the 2nd of ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... withdrawing fiscal stimulus too quickly, a position identical to that of most mainstream economists." They also 'consistently' let governments used their academic paper, "Growth in a Time of Debt" as rationale for austerity...since May 2010 (when the ...

Advice practice profitability drops by 50%: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... done enough to comply with new regulation, Business Health partner Rod Bertino said. "The things that drive revenue have been let go, and we have seen an emergence of not-so-healthy practices," Bertino said. The survey also found that the average number ...

Missing the forest for the trees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... in March and that the previous two months were revised higher. The ISM non-manufacturing index disappointed too - and don't let anyone tell you that the March reading remains above 50 indicating that the services sector continues to expand. These were ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Haruhiko Kuroda, the BoJ said it would double the money supply and aggressively increase asset purchases, while vowing no let-up in the battle against falling prices. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares fell on Monday, nudging the NZX 50 Index down from ...

ASMA dismayed by proposed super hikes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... Pension and today, the use of the system and the benefits of the system are broadly equitable across all income tax brackets. "Let's have an informed and not an hysterical debate. ASFA advocates that any debate should start with some key principles and ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... buried the 39 thou upward adjustment in February's private payrolls data in paragraph 10 -- for a net miss of only 3,000. Why let the facts get in the way of a good story anyways. But let's give it the benefit of the doubt and assume "the US is slowing ...

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... however, we simply don't know how far he would go in carrying out his threat. Something to watch out for I say. In the meantime, let's sit and wait for 1430 hours when the Reserve Bank of Australia announces that it's decided to sit and wait.

Active management a 2% tax drag

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... strategy based on holding index funds over the very long-term can lead to huge tax savings. "The old argument, 'you shouldn't let the tax tail wag the investment dog,' is no longer persuasive. Funds are realising that they must measure performance after ...