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Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
The Volcker rule intended to be help protect banks from future failure is being torn between critics who think it will gut the US corporate bond market and Congressmen who think it still contains too many loopholes. Meanwhile, former US Treasury Secretary ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... cash raising exercise by the new right-wing government elected at the weekend were an unwelcome reminder the crisis will not let up. News overnight that a US special committee failed to come up with bipartisan measures to tackle the US debt mountain ...

Ripoll defends FOFA integrity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... the sector so it can grow from nearly $1.8 trillion a year to almost $7 trillion a year in the future with the SG increase. Let's deal with the real issues," said Ripoll. Industry Super Network chief executive, David Whiteley, said that it is worth understanding ...

MLC launches new adviser and client websites

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
MLC has launched new look websites for its MasterKey, Business Super and MLC Insurance advisers and clients. AdviserOnline lets advisers view key business information such as account balances, a new client search function and My Client Leads, which ...

Prettiest of them all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... we all not surprised? This is exactly what one would expect if one recalls that throughout the year there appeared to be no let up in worries that keeps one awake at night. Global growth concerns due to rising oil prices (resulting from the "Arab Spring") ...

IMAP: Make changes early to get FOFA ready

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
Financial advisers need to be implementing FOFA changes now in order to avoid confusion for clients or possible litigation down the road. That's the message from the Institute of Managed Account Providers, who maintain the best way to ensure FOFA readiness ...

APRA urges trustees to adhere to industry standards

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority is calling on superannuation fund trustees to ensure the outsourced marketers and product designers of their funds are adhering to industry standards and that the trustees at all times are ultimately responsible. ...

Former BlackRock head joins UniSuper

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... management capabilities across a variety of asset classes. The super fund said AIM offered the right industry expertise that would let the fund structure order management procedures. "We've been quite clear in our intentions to develop our in-house capabilities ...

Hero to Zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
A week may not be all that much in the whole scheme of things, but a week was long enough for Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou to turn from hero to zero. Hero. All seemed well after the night of 27 October. Every finance minister and his dog literally ...

Shape up or ship out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... people all about? What are elections for then? Imagine if all democratically elected leaders behave this way. Sorry too tough, let's ask Mr. & Mrs. Smith... and their dog. The Eurozone should just cut 'em loose and live with the consequences. This, I ...