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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... the past year to tighten credit, including restricting the amount of money banks can lend and hiking interest rates five times since October 2010. Sydney got a boost after government data showed inflation had eased to 0.6 per cent in the third quarter ...

FOFA reforms are a soft landing

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... recommendations and future of financial advice reforms (FOFA) were not the "indulgence of a few". "The timing is right. Times do change and there was already a movement to change, even before the inquiry," Ripoll told conference delegates. "I am more ...

Superannuation alliance speeds up rollover times

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... as well as significantly reducing the volume of cheques and paper in the system, which in turn leads to faster processing times, said ASP. "The success of this pilot demonstrates an alignment of protocols across the ASP membership. Further, these protocols ...

Instos must reassess alternatives portfolios

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... of their alternative assets, how they are owned and what they are getting for their money. "Flexibility is prioritised in times of volatility, as is exposure measurement and management, so they are high on investment committee agendas at the moment," ...

NGS Super launches social media strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... questions about managing superannuation accounts. Since its launch in August, NGS Super members have viewed the video over 1,200 times which discusses NGS Super Board's approach in managing investments during recent market volatility. NGS Super said ...

Good news, bad headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... reverse rising inflationary pressure is working. This is a testament to the effectiveness of central command economies in times of crisis - what the politburo wants, the politburo gets. But let me be clear, only in times of crisis. I'm willing to bet ...

APRA executive appointed secretary general of Basel

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
... Australia, mainly in bank supervision and also worked at the Bank of England in the UK. The Basel Committee, which meets four times a year, was first set up in 1974 to recommend standards and guidelines for central banks and banking authorities. In 2008 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... it's almost like the better the devil you know. "(A media report on Thursday also said) the GST was likely to have three times the impact of the carbon tax on the standard of living for the average consumer." Money continued to flow from typically defensive ...

MLC Insurance platform cuts turnaround by 70pc

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... newly-launched MLC Insurance solution targets the entire advice industry, particularly independents, with insurance turnaround times to be slashed by 70% said MLC, which combines Aviva features with new insurance services. Adviser feedback and pilot ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011