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"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... reveal that the festering and pestering tragedy in Europe is now starting to impact on activity in the rest of the world. Except for an unchanged reading in Japan, manufacturing PMIs in Australia, the US, the UK, Europe and China have all declined in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... down $US3.85 from Thursday's local close of $US1,560.05 per fine ounce. The major banks were up to 1.07 per cent lower, except for Commonwealth Bank which gained 14 cents to $49.54. By 1040 AEST national turnover had reached 375 million securities, worth ...

ASIC highlights CFD compliance issues

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission review of client money handling and reconciliation practices has shown non-compliance by a number of issuers of over-the-counter contracts for difference and margin FX derivatives. The Australian Securities ...

Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... finds a level that is too good to refuse. This could be today, next week or next month. Unfortunately, we never can tell except with hindsight. But gauging from the latest American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey which found ...

Government responds to proxy vote concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Government has responded to stakeholder concerns regarding undirected proxy votes cast by the chair on executive remuneration resolutions. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 passed ...

Fidante Partners continues expansion with new hire

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
Fidante Partners, the boutique business division of Challenger Limited, has hired Brett Chatfield as an institutional business development manager, based in Melbourne. This is Fidante Partners' first new appointment since the business was separately ...

Brogden calls for government agreement on FATCA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
FSC chief John Brogden has called on the Gillard government to provide strong support for the wealth sector ahead of addressing an IRS hearing in Washington DC on the contentious FATCA regime. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) regime aims ...

Private debt gets 'time in the sun'

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
... who have developed buckets such as defensive alternatives put it in there and of course it fits naturally in property - except it's not equity, so it depends on what you are trying to achieve out of your property bucket in terms of performance," said ...

Compensation report finds against last resort scheme

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... found that retail clients are generally able to recover compensation for losses attributable to misconduct by licensees, except where the licensee lacks the resources to meet those claims. If current arrangements are reinforced then "it would be open ...

CGT relief paves way for super mergers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
Merging superannuation funds will receive capital gains tax relief in the upcoming Budget, opening the way for the finalisation of a raft of proposed mergers, particularly in the not-for-profit superannuation space. Minister for Financial Services and ...