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Blahs take the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... invest in bonds. Let's also not forget that the only certainty in financial markets is uncertainty. "Unusually uncertain times" my butt. Oh sowee, I sorta remember a case when Pimco was so certain about the future that, according to Bloomberg, Pimco ...

ASX calls on ASIC to regulate dark pools

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... supports the implementation of a threshold now." It also said that the evidence shows that there is a significant cost - three times the ASX transaction fee - if trading in the top 200 ASX-listed securities on the lit market falls by 20% as a result ...

Double A USA - the scare that wasn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... a safe port in the storm Remember the lessons of 2008 Are we heading for financial meltdown II? Investors brace for lean times Yes it was that bad... or so the headlines make it appear to be and made grimmer by Standard & Poor's slashing spree of ratings ...

UK consumers won't pay for advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... advice if they had to pay for it while a slightly smaller proportion (47%) said would be likely to reduce the number of times they use financial advisers if charged a fee of between A$600-900 or 3% of invested assets. But attitudes to paying for advice ...

Pengana delivers AEq returns out of the market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... remain in cash. This is unlike most other Australian equity funds that are required to be close to fully invested at all times," said Rhett Kessler, lead manager of the fund. Having cash available when opportunities arise gives the fund a tactical advantage ...

Structured products right for the risk-aware

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... those declining numbers to suggest the slow demise of structured products would be wrong. "They have a legitimate and - at times - rewarding role to play in an investment portfolio," he said. "For a self managed super fund with $500 000 a structured ...

Playing with a loaded dice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... and investment backdrop is laden-filled with challenges. But could you recall a time when they haven't? Even during boom times, investors worry about inflation and/or rising interest rates and/or a potential bust. Recall too that back in 2009 when equity ...

BT launches EOFY tax tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... Wrap has launched an online tool for tax statements in response to adviser demand to make end of financial year processing times and statement delivery more seamless. The new online Estimator Tool sits on BT Wrap's website and is designed to support ...

Too many managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... Carter, IFM executive director of small caps. Himbury's comments coincide with an IFM review of their fee structure that also times with them adopting the Sungard backoffice technology backoffice. "We will be announcing the results of the review in early ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... it wants. And recently history shows that when the Fed QEs, commodities run alongside equities. No thanks. The Financial Times reports that corn and soyabeans have now surpassed the "the peaks of the 2007-08 crisis that sparked food riots in more than ...