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"If it becomes necessary" time?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... April top to July. Operation Twist was announced in September 2011 after the Dow has fallen by 16.2% in the same month. Both times Wall Street resumed its uptrend. Don't want to get wrong-footed by the Fed again. The same with Europe, authorities there ...

Ex-MLIM chief and head of sales to lead Powerwrap

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... EmeraldWrap. O'Shannassy said he was excited to be joining Powerwrap as chairman and significant investor. "These are exciting times for the business and with these changes in place I am confident of Powerwrap's ability to execute our strategy going ...

Barings launches Asia dynamic asset allocation fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
In what appears to be a sign of the times, Barings Asset Management has reviewed its fund menu and decided close a US fund as it switches more attention to Asia by launching a new retail Asian dynamic asset allocation fund. The US fund being shut down ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... operation of Australia's superannuation system. The bill requires trustees to put the interests of members of funds first at all times, as well as also calling for clear identification about the duties that apply to directors of super funds, including ...

SFG Australia appoints executive

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... lives and I'm looking forward to being able to work with him again at SFG, and in what are some pretty tough and interesting times in our profession, said Tony Fenning, SFG Australia's managing director. "John brings a significant level of experience ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... that have a return profile that is less correlated to equity markets and other asset classes and do not experience the, at times, irrationality and short term views that can cause wild swings up and down in returns. "The growing spread between term deposits ...

Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... Facebook, it's still not clear how they will monetise this big audience. "So for that kind of uncertainty around a value of 100 times earnings, I would certainly rather wait and see how things develop in their own business model, which incidentally shows ...

Compliance hurdles too high on PAFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... speaking yesterday at the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants' Sydney Business Forum. "What's happened is in the good times, there have been many people who have set up private ancillary funds (PAF) but they've only got say, $300,000 in it. ...

FOFA misses the mark on investment fraud

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... Townsend, principal, Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers. "Awareness and action after the fact are swifter than earlier times but I can't see evidence that early enforcement is materially tighter or more effective. While welcoming the full report ...

Super funds urged to disclose director and exec pay

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... super fund are also executives of a parent company that the members of that fund pay a high price - in some cases, up to 5 times more for outsourcing arrangements." Recently launched Financial Services Council (FSC) disclosure guidelines, while welcome ...