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ASMA dismayed by proposed super hikes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
DIY super investors could pull their entire savings portfolio if the government follows through on proposed super tax hikes, according to the Australian Self Managed Super Fund Members Association (ASMA). Yesterday Treasurer Wayne Swan confirmed that ...

Securities dealer scales back after ASIC review

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Securities dealer Clearing & Settlement Services (CSS) has downsized its operations after the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) found it had failed to comply with conditions of its Australian Financial Services licence (AFSL). ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... account for nearly 90% of the US economy. You'll piss in your pants too. Cactusville, here we come. But hang on...why did ADP (yes, the one that published the 'disappointing' private payrolls report) also find that America's private service sector added ...

All eyes and ears on Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013

First quarter (w)innings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... first quarter is anything to go by, financial markets could look forward to more kinder surprises for the rest of the year. Yes folks, the macro theme of rotation and reflation remains in play in spite of some bumps along the way. Bet you still remember ...

ESG risks can wipe $21.4bn off sharemarket: study

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Mismanaging the risks associated with Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues can cost businesses as much as $21.4 billion, according to an ESG impact study on ASX-listed companies by Credit Suisse. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues ...

ESG RA awards Citi, Credit Suisse research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Citi was awarded Best ESG Broking Firm of 2012 for the fourth year in a row, while Credit Suisse received the Best Piece of ESG Research award at the ESG Research Australia awards, held yesterday in Sydney. Citi showed once again its commitment to ESG ...

Cypriot banks to re-open sans banking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... internal audit at the Central Bank of Cyprus, Yiangos Demetriou) or seven days (according to Athens newspaper Kathimerini). Yes Virginia, the capital controls are all in place and we're just waiting for the banks to open its doors. When they do, there'll ...

I was there!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... and blogs that went blinkety-blink on my screen this morning. It would have made my day a bit easier. The headlines differed yes...but at the same time they're only permutations and variations around the same theme - Wall Street closed higher due to ...

Template of a bail-in?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... to the situation of the country concerned and no models or templates are used." No, it's not a blueprint... it's a one-off! Yes Virginia, the classic "I didn't say that!" and clarifying statements whenever a Euro authority's pronouncement is met with ...