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Poisoned chalice awaits next US president

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Whatever the outcome of the US election, the President will have to face up to fiscal cliff or jeopardise the global recovery, according to Standard Life Investment's Andrew Milligan. With both presidential candidates rounding the final corner of their ...

Uncertainty goes uncertainty comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
"The uncertainty is the worst"... I saw this story on theage.com.au website that quoted a certain Jessica Levitt - a resident of one of the Sandy-affected cities in the States - conveying her feelings in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy - reportedly ...

Advisers failing to engage disillusioned consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... managing director Craig Meller, CommInsure's Tim Browne, the Beddoes Institute's Dr Rebecca Sheils and AFA national president Brad Fox, said that the Australia's advisers must take it on themselves to attract the business of potential customers who simply ...

AFA: new lost super reforms a cash cow

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... During an industry leaders panel at the AFA Conference last week, chair Leigh Sales of the ABC asked Brad Fox, national president of the Association of Financial Advisers what he thought of the government's newly released lost super reforms. Fox replied ...

MySuper: industry not dead if proper action taken

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... for corporate super specialists to engage with their clients and focus on exited members, warns CESSA. Douglas Latto, president at the Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CESSA) said that the way to survive the new laws is for industry professionals ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australia's trading session had already called it off for the week when the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the better-than-expected scorecard for the economy. But don't despair Virginia, we didn't miss much. Better ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
"Stocks end lower after Fed decision." This was the title of a video from 'The Wall Street Journal' that encapsulates all the other headlines that answer the 'why' for the weak performance of those scripts on The Street last night. But what did the ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... Chairman Ben Bernanke confirming or denying the New York Times report that he'll not seek a third term whether or not President Obama gets re-elected. Our friend Ben's term ends on January 14. What then? But as the song goes (with some tweaks), "He's ...

AFA: Productivity Commission caves in to Shorten's pressure

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... feathers in the industry. The AFA noted that it is extremely disappointed with the final outcome of the report. Brad Fox, president of the AFA thinks that the PC has backed down from the strong pro-competition, pro-choice and pro-transparency position ...

State Street profits up 23% on Lehman wind up

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... were up 9.6%, primarily due to stronger equity markets and net new business. Joseph L. Hooley, State Street's chairman, president and chief executive officer, said: "Our third-quarter results reflect continued resilience across both asset servicing and ...