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Govt moves to enshrine 'financial adviser' label

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... board meeting, pending approval. "We see the enshrinement of the term 'financial planner' or 'financial adviser as not a silver bullet by any stretch, but a critically important plank in terms of professionalism of financial planning," he said. "Now ...

Ripples from a pebble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... risk of bank runs has also just increased in the peripheral countries. Like Judas who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, European authorities have betrayed their recently regained credibility and may have just bought the return of the European ...

FIIG brings corporate bond issue to market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... available," he said. The issue follows a similar $30 million bond issue arranged by FIIG on behalf of equipment financier Silver Chef in August 2012. Paton said the success of the Silver Chef issue had encouraged other companies to consider a bond issue ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... weeks and copper's back down the price it was fetching 15 trading days ago. On the other hand, precious metals - gold, silver and platinum - rose. You know what this means, don't you? Investors are getting nervy again. Then again, these are just one-day ...

Time to fear?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... quarter away from a technical recession! That double-dip expected last year could come true. But have no fear there are silver linings in the report. The dip was due mainly to reduce defense spending and reduced inventories. The things that matter, consumer ...

FIIG Securities appoints new CEO

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... higher yield as an alternative to higher-risk equities," he said. "In addition, FIIG's recent award-winning bond issue for Silver Chef highlights the opportunity to expand corporate bond issuance in the Australian debt markets." FIIG Securities is Australia's ...

Commodities boom over: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... that a continuation of the Fed's quantitative easing policy should support fresh highs in precious metals such as gold and silver, Rider believes gold prices could weaken if inflation is held in check by sustained excess capacity. "A more aggressive ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... falling 0.52 per cent and the NASDAQ ended down 0.3 per cent. Also, futures contract prices for key commodities such as gold, silver and oil settled lower in US trading. Mr Heffernan said some investors may have chosen to take profits following the strong ...

Obama re-election to boost healthcare and banking stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... net result of such a policy may well be a continuing of the four-year trend in favour of 'hard assets' such as gold and silver, a possibility that investors may wish to consider as they plan for the future," he explained. The Democrat win also ends speculation ...

Super fund awards natural resources mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... is critical, said Whitten, who had just returned from the Cooper Basin on a research trip. "Last week we also visited a silver project in New South Wales," he said. Managing director Clive Landale, who has been involved in resource markets as a farmer ...