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EC's reforms could be fatal to hedgies

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... attainable when regulatory equivalence is recognised between Europe and the applicant's home jurisdiction. But there's a catch - the passport will not be available until three years after the directive is introduced. Matching the regulatory equivalence ...

Meredith Whitney

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
Meredith Whitney is the name, don't wear it out! It took just one woman with gumption to whip Wall Street back in the right direction. US President Obama, displaying his inherent gift of the gab, was ignored. So were US Treasury Timmy Geithner and Ben ...

The quest for independent advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
The UK regulator's proposal to ban commissions on investment advice fuels fresh debate on the future of the local financial planning industry, with experts divided on how far the industry has come and where the real problems lie. The Financial Services ...

Future lies in present

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
Have we? Haven't we? Left bottom that is. Or is the taxpayer's impatience to get their money back and authorities' over zealousness to erect new 'thou shall not' signs to police financial institutions taking us back to that dark place we left back in ...

Fed's unfunded liabilities balloon to $80bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
Federal unfunded superannuation liabilities have jumped 75 per cent in less than a decade, putting pressure on the government's Future Fund strategy to contain the fiscal blow out. The figures, contained in the latest Mercer analysis from the Department ...

Confusion in the inflection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
Cracks on the Wall? Have markets got ahead of themselves and investors are now looking for the greater fool? Taking Wall Street's cue, most major equity markets around the world finished last week's trading activity in the red. But then again, most ...

Top 10 budget quotes

Financial Standard sifts through a record haul of budget commentary to highlight the industry's thinking on the government's budget announcement last night. "Commonsense has prevailed with the non-concessional contribution cap remaining unchanged." ...

Super your stimulus package

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
"Boost your super with the Government's $900 handout" is becoming the catchphrase of superannuation funds as they encourage members to pour more into super. The $3 billion Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund is urging its members to consider ...

GFC in a fortnight

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The events of the past two weeks provided a microcosm of the on-going global financial crisis. The past 14 days capture the drama cum horror story that is being played out all around the world over the course of nearly two years. Fresh US data released ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
The Australian share market was over two per cent higher at noon, led by resources stocks, after metals prices rose overnight. The local market was closed on Monday for the Australia Day public holiday. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...