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Grexit and the games people play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
It is ironic that the country that brought the world the story of the "Sword of Damocles" is itself now that very sword dangling precariously above the heads of world financial markets. Any moment now. Events in Greece over the past few days have jacked ...

Optimistic outlook for industry growth: Research

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
New research from AIA Australia, has revealed that advisers are overwhelmingly optimistic on the 12 month outlook for the industry, seeing the most growth coming from families and the self employed. The AIA Australia Adviser Partnership Survey of 1100 ...

Research houses to step up transparency

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
There have been calls for more transparency and accountability in response to ASIC's consultation paper on the regulation of research report providers and research houses. Released in November last year, Consultation Paper 171, 'Strengthening the regulation ...

ASFA: Retirement costs remain steady

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
For the second consecutive quarter, costs for retirees have remained steady and are marginally down, according to new figures released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Retirement Standard. The new figures show that retired couples ...

Fearing the unknown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
Phew! For a while there, I thought we were all toast as we sat on the front seats of another twist in the plot of the ever-evolving European tragedy. Equity markets around the world copped a thrashing - a eurothrashing - as elections in France and Greece ...

Asgard launches new website for advisers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
Asgard launched a new website today, designed to ease advisers' administrative end of financial year (EFOY) stresses and strains. The website will assist advisers with end of financial year processing and reporting, and offers an interactive calendar ...

Hedge funds outperform: Research

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
Research commissioned by KPMG International and AIMA on the global hedge fund industry has found that funds have significantly outperformed equities, bonds and commodities over the past 17 years. The study, conducted by the Centre For Hedge Fund Research ...

HSBC announces first int'l RMB bond

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
HSBC will issue an international 3-year RMB bond, the first to be launched outside Chinese sovereign territories. The move dovetailed with an initiative launched by George Osborne, British chancellor of the exchequer, to make London a centre for offshore ...

Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
Adviser uptake of social media is on the rise, but gaps still exist in practice use, according to a recent survey by Zurich. While use of tablet devices and social media channels has improved over the past 12 months, the application to business practice ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
If there's one thing I regret about last night's financial market activity it's that Wall Street and European bourses did not slide bigger time. It would have been one hell of a buy-op, ey Virginia? Another chance to accumulate more at reduced prices. ...