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Mohammad goes to mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013

Mercer picks Milestone's APRA reporting solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... managing director, business development, Asia Pacific, said: "Mercer has been extremely proactive in responding to APRA's rule changes, closely considering the need for strong automation and operational controls to satisfy regulator, auditor and trustee ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

Leading fund manager demands reporting rule change

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
Stricter company reporting rules are needed, as some companies are giving institutional shareholders an unfair advantage by providing "privileged information," according to top Australian fund manager John Abernathy. The Clime Asset Management chief ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
The Australian market has opened lower following falls in US stocks after the Federal Reserve hinted at when it may start to unwind its stimulus program. While the Fed's $US85 billion-a-month bond-purchase program stays in play for now, predictions ...

Pension rule changes to benefit 740,000

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
More than 740,000 Australian pensioners will have extra money in their pockets as a result of the lowering of the social security deeming rates from 4 November 2013, Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrew said. The deeming rate will decrease to 2% ...

Young shy away from joining advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
The number of new advisers entering the industry is insufficient despite numerous initiatives to encourage young people to become financial planners. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox told Financial Standard that "there ...

Aged care costs to rise as complexity increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
The aged care reform due to start from July 1, 2014, is likely to increase the complexity of the sector's rules, which will raise the costs of aged care services and put further financial strain on families. Advisers will as a result need to take legislative ...

Secrets of world's greatest investors revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... year for the last 14 years. That compares to 8.4% from his peers. Sharing his expertise, the manager said his number one rule was to avoid making heavy losses. "Sometimes we lag in bull markets but I can't get too worked up by that. The key is how much ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 15 and counting...2 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. So what else is new? True to form...and recent history, it looks like the political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing ...