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Leverage key to recovery: UBS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... that fit the current market conditions - such as volatility and capital protection funds - could help investors in tough times, often the chance to capitalise on these trends passes before investors can make the most of them. A key component to strong ...

Dead cat bouncers dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
... but certainly not forgo even a fraction of 50 per cent! Some day...one day, the judgment is coming! So I've heard...many times before. How many cults and religious organisations knock on your door every weekend telling you this and asking you to repent ...

Frontier Software signs with Payment Adviser

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... Adviser's SuperPay system to enable the payment of overnight superannuation contributions. The system allows one day processing times for member's contributions. "Regular employee contributions to super will be treated like all other payroll transactions ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... they've stopped getting worse and so have the global economy and financial markets. Kick yourselves again. Go on. How many times have you read in this column that the economy does not operate in vacuum? And so extrapolating current dynamics into the ...

K2 fund moves to daily pricing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... aren't disadvantaged with brokerage and transaction costs associated with daily liquidity. The fund is adopting new cut-off times in relation to applications, redemptions and transfers to provide daily processing. Hollie Wight, director at K2 Asset Management ...

EQT appoints two credit managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... credit markets globally has resulted in wider credit spreads in Australia. "While we've seen some improvement in recent times, we expect the source of the weakness to persist for sometime," he said.

AMP clients buy more insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... global financial crisis, said Michael Guggenheimer, managing director of AMP Financial Planning. "Obviously in uncertain times, clients are more reflective of their circumstances and things like the level of insurance cover, whether their income protection ...

The perfect hedge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... cent gain in the S&P 500 index and the 3.4 per cent climb in the Dow Jones Industrials index. Gold comes into fore during times of rising inflation and/or market turmoil. The global financial crisis has changed the demand support for gold from consumption ...

Communication breakdown advisers failure

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... for better understanding about the need for advice and how professional advisers differ from product salespeople who at times adopt the mantle of "advisers". "Let's be clear that the opportunity is [there, but] we just need to communicate better," said ...

Super still a great investment despite impact of GFC: Bowen

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... many fund members, they need to understand that superannuation is a long term investment and there will be fluctuations, at times major fluctuations. According to SelectingSuper, while average returns for funds in 2008-09 are -13 per cent, they have ...