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Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Shiver me timbers! If you ever doubted that the markets see what they want to see and hear what they want to hear, the equity markets' performance over the past 24 hours will make a believer out of ya'll. Forget Europe, China's coming to the rescue. ...

Deposits the battleground for margins

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... as challenging global economic conditions increase competition for more diversified and cheaper funding options. Ernst & Young analysed the 2012 half-year results of Australia's largest banks and found that deposits are now the battleground for stability ...

That anxious wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... probably seen Quit Victoria's new anti-smoking ad. I don't know if this is shown in the other states but the ad shows a fretful young dad in a hospital waiting room waiting for news of whether or not he has lung cancer. That's where financial markets ...

MIT Budget inconsistencies spark concern

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... infrastructure projects which rely on attracting foreign capital on a long term basis," said Alf Capito, tax policy leader at Ernst & Young. "This announcement is counter to the Government's stated intention of making Australia a more vibrant financial ...

TAL makes executive appointments

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... Hoyle held senior sales and marketing roles at AXA Sun Life, IMS Health and Barclays Bank. Griffin joins TAL from Ernst & Young where he was a Partner and the Head of Actuarial and Financial Services Risk Management Advisory in Melbourne. Prior to Ernst ...

Report questions infra investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... Australia," added Garry Weaven, chair of Industry Funds Management speaking at the same event. A 2011 report from Ernst & Young commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) drew the distinction between infrastructure funding (from tax revenue ...

Sustainability more than greenwash: Mercer

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... Ambachtsheer, Mercer's global head of responsible investment. "Focusing on ESG factors in managing risk is still quite a young concept," said Ambachtsheer. "But for an investor today, it doesn't really matter if you believe in climate change or not - ...

Alphington wins corporate super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Alphington Private Wealth is the corporate super adviser for SMEC Super Fund, after being awarded a $45 million mandate. Under the mandate, Alphington will work with SMEC Super Fund staff and management to deliver wealth management, consulting and financial ...

New service to boost retiree returns by 1pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
A new service has been launched into Australia to help trustees tailor default investment strategies for their retiree fund members that takes into account their differing risk tolerances and time horizons. Doug Bucknell, managing director of the Australian ...

Practices valued at doubled RR: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Most financial planners value a planning business between two and three times the recurring revenue and expect a claw back clause, according to an industry survey. In a nation-wide survey of planners, Radar Results found that the highest demand for ...