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Discretion strictly case-by-case in new SMSF audit scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
Discretion will be applied on a strictly case-by-case basis, for accountants registering with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission's self managed super fund auditor program. Requirements such as tertiary qualifications, an exam and other ...

Waiting to digest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
With three of the world's biggest central banks - The Fed, the ECB and the BOJ - flooding the world with money, financial markets are still digesting what this all means. The "will they, won't they" do a QE question had been answered. They did. Now ...

Five step process for QE3

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
A five step process can help investors ride the US Federal Reserve's latest round of open-ended quantitative easing, said a senior Fidelity Investment head. Even if you are skeptical about the long-term impact of QE3, "it would be a bold call in the ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
There's no mistaking the jubilation in financial markets after our 'bestie' forever, Ben gave them what they expected... and then some. Moving on up. The S&P 500 and the Dow lifted by 1.6% overnight -- bringing the respective index levels just 6.7% ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open around three-quarters of a per cent higher after the US Federal Reserve announced fresh measures to stimulate the country's sluggish economy. At 0755 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened weaker, with falls among mining and financial stocks leading the broader market lower. At 1030 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 19.9 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 4,341.4 points, while the broader ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street as investors wait to see if the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the week will lead to stimulatory measures. At 0749 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price ...

Super Mario to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
"We have just taken a very important decision, it is a fully effective backstop for removing the tail risk of Europe." With these words, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi put a stop to months of speculation, hearsays and guesswork. Mario ...

BlackRock loses $1.2 billion iPac Securities mandate

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
It is understood that the multinational investment management firm BlackRock has lost a $1.2 billion active long only equity mandate awarded to them by iPac Securities. The mandate is comprised exclusively of Australian equities and has been in existence ...

Australian foundations sample impact investing

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
Philanthropic foundations need to look to impact investments, including allocating from the corpus to market rate investments where they align with the foundation's mission and programmatic goals. Chief executive of the Global Impact Investing Network ...