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Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Phew! That was one hell of a ride wasn't it? Now that our collective heartbeats have calmed down to their resting pace, what now? Well let's see. As far as Ireland goes, it's going... to do something, that is. It's got the weight of Europe plus the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Australian sharemarket was firmly in the red at midday with losses in all sectors, following falls on overseas markets overnight. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 69.6 points, or 1.48 per cent, at 4,630.6, while the broader ...

Fin services execs earn big bucks

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The financial services industry's top executives continue to be among the best paid professionals, according to the Australian Financial Review's latest executive salary review. Alongside the usual suspects - including chief executives of the big 4 ...

APRA cautions against cloud computing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has expressed its concern of the use of cloud computing in the financial services industry. In a letter written to the industry, APRA clearly advises all deposit-taking institutions (ADIs), general ...

AdviserNETgain rolls out bulk reviews

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Advisers using BT's AdviserNETgain can now produce an unlimited number of review advice documents in one process after upgrades to the online planning solution. Darelle Jenkins, national manager AdviserNETgain, said the bulk review feature creates a ...

Tower unveils iQuote app

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Tower has launched the Accelerated iQuote life insurance app for the iPhone and iPad - giving advisers the opportunity to roll out instant life insurance quotes on the go. Brett Clark, chief executive of TOWER Australia Retail Life, said Accelerated ...

ASIC cracks down on CFD trading

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
ASIC has turned its attention to over-the-counter contracts for difference (CFDs), and is calling for improved product disclosure to help retail investors understand the highly leveraged derivative products they trade. The corporate regulator released ...

Fees on SG super should be cost-recovery: IPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Fees on compulsory superannuation should be slashed to only be on the basis of cost-recovery, said the conservative think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. Sinclair Davidson, a senior fellow at the IPA and professor of institutional economics at ...

Lower returns outlook will change allocation choices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The lower returns outlook will force trustees to look further afield for capital growth, even into areas that they previously ignored or rejected. It's not just an Australian phenomenon either as it's happening to trustees the world over, said Stephane ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Whac-a-mole 2.0! Remember whac-a-mole 1.0 when the global financial crisis was just starting? It was then, that the air was ripe with speculation as to which financial institution's head - Bear Sterns, Fannie/Freddie, AIG - the US Fed/Treasury tandem ...