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Rising Star calls for home loan tax relief

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
Association of Financial Advisers 2007 Rising Star winner Chris Browne has suggested Australia could end its Gen X and Y housing affordability problems by extending tax deductions on margin loans to home loans. He said while the idea was not a new one ...

JANA and InTech lead IC scoreboard

The latest joint implemented consulting (IC) research by Rainmaker Group and Counterpoint Group has found JANA and InTech topped the league tables in the three months to September. The quarterly survey is designed to monitor how the country's top implemented ...

India's investment exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
The demand for investment products in India is so great that some companies have closed their initial public offerings (IPOs) oversubscribed by a factor of 100. "There is such a thirst for investment products that any product that is remotely interesting ...

Platforms control two-thirds of planner FUA

Platforms now account for two-thirds of planner funds under advice after jumping from 53 per cent just four years ago, according to new research from the Rainmaker group. The research contained in Rainmaker's latest Advantage report confirmed that despite ...

Poor transparency not operations caused sub-prime: Moss

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
Bad transparency rather than bad lending products per se is what disrupted credit markets over the last three months, according to Macquarie Group managing director Allan Moss. "Transparency has been the key issue that has unsettled credit markets over ...

Seniors vote against Westpoint

Australia's largest seniors organisation will use their voting rights to ensure financial disasters targeting older people, such as the failed Westpoint scheme, never happen again. Under the 'Seniors Vote 2007' program, the National Seniors Association ...

JPMorgan appoints team to lead NZ push

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
JPMorgan Treasury and Securities Services (TSS) has announced a new executive team to help lead its expansion into New Zealand next year. Former AXA chief operating officer Jane Perry has been appointed head of worldwide securities services (WSS) for ...

Village People

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
A wave of aging baby boomers are expected to downsize and move into retirement villages over the next 20 years creating a big investment opportunity according to Peter McMullen, head of health and aged services at Jones Lang LaSalle. Jones Lang LaSalle ...

ASIC releases guide for unlisted debentures

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
ASIC has released its regulatory guide for unlisted debentures, following its industry consultation process in August. The initial August draft followed the collapse of Westpoint and Fincorp this year, which left investors with losses in the tens of ...

Airing the dirty sub-prime linen

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
Did he jump or was he pushed? Either way Merrill Lynch boss Stanley O'Neal will be wearing a large golden parachute to ensure his soft landing, despite the investment bank's recent announcement of spectacular sub-prime losses. As Bloomberg tells it ...