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Annuities regaining acceptance: Challenger

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
Life annuities sales have increased rapidly following the GFC's onslaught on retirement assets, but investors and advisers are still wary about what happens to their capital if they don't live long enough to exhaust the annuity. "We now sell in a month ...

If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... shares. Similarly, Spanish 10-year bond yields are back above 7% after dropping to as low as 6.6% on Draghi's promise (threat?). Yes Virginia, all we got was no action and more promises from central bankers. As quickly as the CB meeting results flashed ...

Value still key in insurance

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
The remuneration components of the Future of Financial Advice reforms may be distracting from the needs of consumers when it comes to insurance, said Brett Clarke, chief executive officer, retail life, TAL. "We talk a lot about FOFA and remuneration ...

No Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... index closed down by only 0.3% as we awoke - still up by 2.8% from the day before Mario's "whatever it takes" declaration. Yes Virginia, the Fed offered nothing new. Growth has slowed... "Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met ...

ASIC raises bar on OTC derivatives

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Issuers of OTC derivatives, including CFDs and margin foreign exchange derivatives, will have to meet new financial requirements just released by ASIC. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) yesterday announced an increase in minimum ...

Keynes & Riccardo on display

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... stalled last month at the same time that household income grew at its fastest pace in three months and confidence climbed. Yes, yes, I hear you... what the? Something looks wrong with this picture, doesn't it? Confident consumers - with rising income ...

Trust tax reform can be split

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury's announcement yesterday of a further delay to tax reform for trusts has sparked debate over the relative merit of using the same timetable for a number of reform strands. Speaking at a CPA Australia lunch yesterday ...

CFSGAM appoints senior resources analyst

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has named Peter Mangano as a senior analyst for its Global Resources team. Prior to joining Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) he worked for IPD Analytics in Miami, where he held the role ...

Redundancies tipped at Plan B

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
Job cuts are predicted at Perth-based boutique wealth manager Plan B, if IOOF's proposed bid is successful. The Plan B board has unanimously recommended that shareholders accept the IOOF offer for 60 cents per ordinary share, in an off-market takeover ...

ASX small caps new listing rules finalised

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
The ASX has finalised new listings rules for small and medium sized companies following industry feedback on original proposals released in April. The ASX yesterday said the amendments strike a more complete balance between protecting shareholder interest ...