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WA closures signal mining boom end: Veda

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Western Australia's economic engine is losing steam while the eastern states appear to have regained economic momentum via new business openings during the past 12 months, according to new insights by data intelligence company, Veda. Veda's latest data ...

Principal Global gets $150m QFII quota

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... supported by regional headquarters in Singapore, an office in Hong Kong and the US global headquarters, and is coordinated via a representative office in Beijing. The investment team responsible for the capability is located in Hong Kong, Singapore and ...

J.P. Morgan launches risk measure tool

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... (FSC) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) on the disclosure of investment risk in the new SPDS regime, via the "Standard Risk Measure" classification system. Introduced on 22 June 2012, superannuation trustees must disclose a ...

netwealth cost focus pays off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... is far from consensus however, as one quarter of advisers say they are expecting to increase the level of business written via their main platform in the next six months, while 18.1% are expecting to decrease the level of business written with their ...

Sitting and waiting and still hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... a possible broader mutualisation of solvency risks should be... with the governments and parliaments, and should not occur via central bank balances." So there, the song remains the same in Europe. The paymasters give vague promises, plans and pledges ...

Lifecycle discussion needs context: Milliman

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... the key point is as people enter retirement, it's more about risk than anything else and we're seeing this trend to doing it via asset allocation rather than product per se," Matterson said. As some examples of next generation solutions, Matterson describes ...

FPA to push advice via social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The FPA has launched a social media heavy campaign as part of its 12th Financial Planning Week. The move is part of a push by the FPA to increase the profile of financial advice and augment the number of Australians who access the advice service. The ...

Greens plan to fell Westpac-backed logging

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... Rhiannon, who wants Parliamentary support for a review and possible withdrawal of environmental awards previously given to Westpac via the Banksia Environmental Foundation, which administers the Prime Minister's environmental award with government funding. ...

ACSI lends weight to ASX plan for rights issues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... for legislative reform. ACSI's submission to the ASX also supports a further compression of the timeframe to under a week via legislative reform, subject to consultation on certain details around determining eligibility for issue participation. ACSI ...

ASIC issues crowd funding guidance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has issued guidance to promoters of 'crowd funding' to clarify arrangements that may be regulated under the Corporations Act and the ASIC Act. Crowd funding involves the use of the internet and social ...