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Bankrupts jump on the web

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... want to ensure people have easy access to clear and independent information about insolvency during these often stressful times", said Dwyer.

ETFs won't phase out index funds: Bowerman

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... (NAV), is set at the end of each day so you have certainty around what the price is. An ETF trades close to the NAV but at times it can move away from it."

Russell overhauls diversified funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... allocation to take advantage of mispriced assets. "The process is driven by the idea that on occasion, there are a couple of times when certain asset classes move so far away from the long term correct value that it makes sense to tilt your portfolios ...

Black or white - just beat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... answer. We are living under what JM Keynes the 'Paradox of Thrift'. Simply stated, if every person increases their savings in times of recession, aggregate demand will fall, company sales and profits decline, unemployment rises and the economy weakens. ...

No proof lack of regulation caused GFC: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... Australian financial regulation has been and how it should work in the future. "We realise that APRA's conservatism can - at times - be an irritant to business aspirations. And that some of the decisions we take can be 'line-ball'. But, ultimately, erring ...

Up yours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... Unlike the lower paid foot soldiers who must get by month after month with just a fraction of what he's getting. During times of plenty, was there a single entity which offered its employees one-month's pay if they take a month off? The Great Recession ...

McAlpine leaves CBUS for Health Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... excellent super and general financial services experience in developing marketing and product functions. In such volatile times, getting this right is crucial to ongoing growth," said Chris Clausen, Health Super chief executive. Most recently, McAlpine ...

Part-time staff insurance made easier

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... flexible working hours and working part-time rather than full time. "We're [also] starting to see people in the tough economic times being employed in a part-time capacity," he said. Hawke said the new definition accommodates for people needing comprehensive ...

Refreshing pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... had been made of the World Bank's grimmer 2009/2010 global forecast. Many were scared. But as I've pointed out many, many times in the past, a forecast is a forecast is a forecast. And gauging from the number of times these 'expert' forecasts have been ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... stimulus. Yes Virginia, we've seen the worst. But this is not to say that the road ahead would be flat and smooth. There'll be times just like what we witnessed over the past three days when investors' resolve are tested. Some are mere noise - to keep ...