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The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... not now. Now we're in big trouble. United Kingdom. In its quarterly inflation report, the Bank of England said that the country's economic recovery would be slower than previously expected. The BOE now expects growth to peak at 3 per cent instead of ...

The trillion dollar election question

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... manager of growth and new opportunities at AustralianSuper, said the trillion dollar industry is the same size as the country's GDP - but the fact that it's not high on people's agenda means input from Australians will be muted. The result is an uncertain ...

Top CEOs back statutory fiduciary duty for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
The country's top executives in financial services said that the Ripoll Inquiry recommendation to impose statutory fiduciary duty for financial advisers is the best way to improve the quality of advice, a survey shows. The Financial Services Council/PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Macq fills gap in mid-tier planning consultancy

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... their pricing models [are some of the planners' challenges]," said McCarthy. "Meanwhile there are practices around the country that say they want to push the technology harder and make the most out of their planning software - while others are concentrating ...

Corrupt city officials face pension freeze

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... an insult to the hard-working people of Bell and have provoked righteous indignation in California and even across the country," Brown said in a press statement. Brown is looking at "all possible violations of law" by Bell officials, including civil ...

Women in Super help raise $2.1m for breast cancer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
Australians across the country helped raise $2.1 million for research into the prevention and cure of breast cancer in this year's Women in Super Mother's Day Classic. A record number of 100,000 people took part in the 2010 national fun run/walk and ...

Stress test stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... website for which I wholeheartedly agree: "A seminal hour in a nation's history - one debate and one debate only. The country ground to a standstill as the excitement and anticipation of the drama of a winner-takes-all punch-up mounted. This was to be ...

APRA proposals could deter overseas firms: AXA

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... of regulatory proposals outlined in APRA's discussion paper on the supervision of conglomerate groups could hinder the country from becoming a regional financial services hub. "While one understands regulators' natural desire to insure against the background ...

Asia primed for investments

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... cycle. The firm employs a bottom-up stock selection approach, which is overlaid with macro-economic views to determine country and sector allocations. Seres and AUI intend to launch a retail product for Australian investors before the end of the year ...

Infrastructure mandates tough for super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... opportunities are rare. "It'd be nice if super funds in Australia could get a reasonable return for members and support our country at the same time. "The problem is we're trying to get a good return for our members - and if you look at the performance ...