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Corporates ride market turbulence

Despite continuing market turbulence, there are no fasten safety belts signs to observe as Australia's economic and corporate performance indicators remains strong. CommSec is optimistic regarding this reporting season, "Certainly in a big picture sense ...

New reverse mortgage broker group sets sail

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
New independent reverse mortgage broker network Fortus launched today, offering what it called a 'strict code of conduct' to safeguard retirees considering a reverse mortgage. Comprised of more than 40 brokers in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria ...

Alternatives rewrite custody

The alternative investments frenzy that has swept the local market in the last two years has prompted Australia's largest custodians to go back to the drawing board and set up units specialising in reporting the exotic and not-so-exotic investment asset ...

Stable funds bad defaults: ICI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
The US Investment Companies Institute (ICI) has called for retirement funds to be invested to achieve growth, and dismissed calls from the US life insurance industry that capital stable funds be allowed as default investment choices in 401(k)s. "Stable ...

Investor responsibility key to governance: Regnan

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
Investors need to re-think their investment attitudes and focus more on corporate governance and long-term value than shot-term profit, according to Erik Mather, managing director of governance research house Regnan Mather said that while attitudes ...

SEQUAL to boost reach through education

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
Reverse mortgage industry body SEQUAL has appointed Kevin Conlon as head of education as part of a bid to boost the reach and understanding of reverse mortgages by brokers and planners. This focus on education comes as the Australian Securities and ...

Credit Suisse yield fund 'highly recommended': Lonsec

... are equity or bond, once the fund is performing badly, the [provider] will switch into a less risky investment or a 'very safe' bond. Whereas for us, we will always have exposure to the asset class." PPYF consist of three underlying funds namely PIMCO ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... are taking a little opportunity to take little profits from things that have ridden hard or something that looks a little safe." In the US, the Dow Jones industrial average declined 10.81 points to end at 13,476.72. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dipped ...

Mile high wages club to soar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... Korfiatis, a former Qantas executive, was the first acting chief executive in Jetstar Asia. And just when Jetstar thought it was safe to break out the AWA's, the Australian Federation of Airline Pilots (AFAP) warned the company would face pilot shortages ...

A merger made in heaven

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2007
It looks as though Reuters and Thomson, the second and third-largest providers of financial data respectively, are set to tie the knot in a match made in heaven. The boards of Reuters and Thomson have confirmed they are negotiating a union that will ...