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Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
"It's getting better all the time Better Better Better It's getting better all the time Better Better Better. Getting so much better all the time." - Beatles Less than a week ago, I wrote on this space, "it's just a matter of a few sleeps till we get ...

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
Trouble on the Nile? What trouble? Oh yes, all eyes are still glued to the evolving story about the political unrest. But after Friday night's knee jerk reaction on Wall Street, the temporary fear over the unfolding Egyptian saga proved just that... ...

AMP Capital appoints Alliston and Lau

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
AMP Capital has expanded its Multi Asset Group capability, appointing former Apostle AM director Debbie Alliston as head of portfolio management and former Goldman Sachs AM product manager Silvana Lau as senior investment manager client solutions. Former ...

QIC donates $100k to flood appeal

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
Queensland-based fund manager QIC has donated $100,000 to the Premier's Flood Relief Fund and is offering a dollar-for-dollar matching staff donations to the fund. QIC lost access to its Brisbane CBD Head Office for almost two weeks due to floods but ...

Haste makes waste

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
I'm sure I've seen this movie before. Most of you have too. It was shown on monitors near you at about this time last year. Yes, my dear Virginia, the film, "The Fed and other developed country central banks will start withdrawing policy - possibly ...

Hedge research warns against poor risk analytics

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
New research from the US on hedge funds suggest managers with smarter risk analytics embedded within their investment approach will emerge as this year's mandate winners. In a January US survey of investor concerns, three out of four respondents want ...

HOSTPLUS cooks up a competition

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
HOSTPLUS turns up the heat on low chef apprenticeship figures and promotes the cooking industry through its own master chef competition. HOSTPLUS has launched a national cooking competition, 'Cook For Your Career', which the industry fund said will ...

FSA ups ante on advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
UK-based financial advisers will be required to hold a Statement of Professional Standing (SPS) to continue providing financial advice after January 2013, according to new regulations set out by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The regulation ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
Major international equity markets have had a rough ride in 2010 but most generally ended with positive performances. International equities, as measured by the MSCI World Index (in local currency terms), produced a 7.8 per cent gain in 2010. A summer ...

Insurer members adopt FSC flood model

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released a model for assisting dealer groups and financial planners affected by the QLD flood crisis - and the same model is being adopted by its insurer members. FSC members are currently paying, in advance ...