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Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
When bad news... Those who've already done their weekend reading probably know what I'm going to write about. Yes, it's the US private non-farm payrolls report for September - the one that shows that jobs in America are still hard to come by. Overall ...

RMB rise to benefit local investors

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Advisers could add more value to their clients' portfolios by taking a closer look at the rise of the Renminbi (RMB) and its impact on the currencies of neighbouring countries, an expert in Chinese investments said. Simon Wu, executive director of Premium ...

ASIC tightens noose on managed inv schemes

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Australia's top financial watchdog has called for strict new requirements to protect investors in managed investment schemes, but the rules could end up hurting the very same people they aim to protect. In a recently released discussion paper, ASIC ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! We're all hearing this cheer growing louder by the day whether in reference to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi or the currency markets internationally. In Delhi, Australians currently lead their Commonwealth competitors ...

Govt to offer more choices on FHSAs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
First Home Saver Accounts (FHSAs) could become more appealing to first home owners following proposed changes released this week. The draft legislation announced by the deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan offers more concessions that will ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
Australian stocks were higher at noon, with strength coming from the resources sector, offset by weakness among the big banks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.8 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,695.6 points, while the broader All ...

Fiducian boosts SMSF services

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
Fiducian Portfolio Services Limited helps advisers slash the time it takes to administer SMSF trust deeds following a deal struck with online deed administrator SuperCentral. Under the agreement, the SuperCentral trust deed update service will enable ...

Going global with Threadneedle

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
Australian investors should not fear the effects of rising currency on their international portfolios, according to a London based fund manager. "Don't assume that with a strengthening local currency you are going to be worse off investing internationally. ...

NAB Super eases hedging as dollar soars

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
NAB Super has increased its currency exposure and lowered its international shares currency hedge, as the Aussie dollar continues to defy gravity. NAB Super reduced its international shares currency hedge from 30 per cent to 20 per cent late last month. ...

Good for nothing war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
"War! huh-yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing..." Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong wrote this song in 1969 in protest of the Vietnam War. Its lyrics talk about the lost of lives and "tears to a thousand mothers' eyes". "War! It ain't nothing ...