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SOA too much, too confusing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... much irrelevant information that just adds to their preparation costs and bewilders their clients all while providing no extra compliance protection. Clare Wivell Plater, director of Gold Seal a legal specialist in financial services, told the 2010 AFA ...

Bank claims Great Southern action stumped

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... this week, with one class action falling over and the other suffering a significant set back." M + K said it has gathered extra information since its initial arguments were formulated and indicated it will make a further attempt to articulate a claim. ...

Demystifying the "flash crash"

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
A new theory argues that a large single trade in futures markets did not cause the "flash crash" of May 6 where US equity markets dramatically declined and recovered in a matter of minutes. In a recent inquiry into the abnormal market behaviour, the ...

Lower fees or lose advantage: ACTU

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... traced back to higher investment management costs as industry funds started investing in alternative asset classes, hired extra staff and rolled out advertising campaigns. By contrast, retail fund fees have stayed fairly stable and slightly decreased ...

Bad news is good news is bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... by 1 cent to $19.10." That's' an additional US$34.2 cents a week in September! That's roughly one dollar and forty cents extra they got in September! Now let's list all the goodies Mr. and Mrs. Jones can buy with an extra 34.2 cents a week. On second ...

Patron signs IOOF Pursuit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... recommend IOOF's product to our clients," said Rob McCann, general manager of Patron Financial Services. "Additionally, the extra support provided by IOOF's Business Affinity Program makes life easier for Patron's growing team of financial advisers." ...

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... Japan are still in the red. The US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting last week has given gold extra shine. The FOMC statement that accompanied the September meeting sparked speculation that the US central bank would ease ...

Moving forward with Gillard

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
Industry bodies have expressed relief at PM Julia Gillard's formation of a minority government and remain hopeful that an increase to the superannuation guarantee will be passed under a hung parliament. "We welcome the end of the uncertainty, with the ...

Legalsuper continues mandate restructure

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... portfolio rebalancing, the fund appointed a new $30 million structured credit mandate with Babson Capital. It also poured an extra $50 million into its existing mandate with MFS Investment Management and $4 million with Dexus Wholesale Property Trust. ...

Real assets are the future of investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
Investors should be wary and highly conscious of the rapidly changing geopolitical status of the world if they are to continue to succeed in the market, said Dr Phillipa Malmgren when speaking at the MLC Implemented Consulting Conference yesterday. ...