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Members require ID checks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has warned that superannuation fund members may need to provide additional identification before they can receive their fund benefits, following the implementation of anti-money laundering ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
A directionless Australian share market edged into positive territory at noon as a positive but erratic lead from Wall St was offset by an ailing property trust sector. General insurers also were lower as claim numbers related to storms in Sydney last ...

Operation auction squad

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
While the US Fed crafts yet another master plan to fix the sub-prime fiasco, a quiet revolution is happening inside Australia's Reserve Bank. The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the US Federal Reserve and the Swiss National ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today following a positive lead from Wall Street as US stocks rose after the Federal Reserve and other central banks sought to ease a global credit crunch. Metals in London were mixed overnight. ...

Fundies find a loophole in money laundering law

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
On the eve of the implementation of the most significant provision of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act, the regulator Austrac has conceded that there is a big loophole in the law. Austrac issued a statement yesterday, saying ...

US-Aust rates spread widens to 250 bps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
The US cut in interest rates to just 4.25 per cent pushes the differential against Aussie rates to a near record high of 250 basis points and signals more turbulence for the AUD and jittery world share markets. The third US rate cut this year continues ...

AFS paraplanning gets thumbs up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
Graduates from the Australian Financial Services' (AFS) Paraplanning Academy have hailed the program as a success. The academy involves recruits to complete a six-week program with the initial two weeks spent working in structured classroom activities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks slumped following the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25 per cent, disappointing investors who had hoped for a more aggressive reduction. ...

China on shaky platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
As international investment firms jostle to invest in China's growth story, a Wiley-Blackwell report found the country's position might not be as stable as previously thought. China as a Net Creditor: An Indication of Strength or Weakness? Found China's ...

Aussie manager wins global resources award

Local fund manager Dr. Joanne Warner has scooped an international fund manager award for her flair in global resources investing. Warner, a senior portfolio manager at Colonial First State Global Asset Management's global resources team, received the ...