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Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The problems consumers have encountered with mobile banking applications may inform the financial services industry as it looks to produce its own investment and superannuation apps. According to BanterMob director of mobile marketing and strategy Kelly ...

May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... 3.3% to 3.5%, China's disappointing 7.7% GDP scorecard in the first quarter, anxiety over renewed terrorist threats in the USA after the Boston bombings and North Korea's nuclear intimidation. Oh yeah, and of course, there's the slump in gold and other ...

Zenith rates US-based fund as 'highly recommended'

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Zenith has rated the Spire USA ROC II Fund AUD (SRF) from US based investment manager Bridge Investment Group Partners (BIGP) as 'highly recommended.' The fund offers access to US-based a private equity real estate fund through a parallel partnership. ...

ASIC steps up investigation into SMSF fraud

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... says the firms cold-called clients to encourage them to set up SMSFs and make investments in distressed properties in the USA through MOGS and companies domiciled in the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. These assets were then knowingly ...

ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
Australian equities stockbrokers who have excelled in the field of ESG research will be acknowledged in an awards ceremony to be held in Sydney later this month. The fourth annual ESG Research Australia Awards Luncheon is being held on 27 March (Wednesday) ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... two over that same period - one in 2001 and another in 2007-2009. Growth is relatively more stable in Australia, Inc. than USA, Inc. And if the economy falters? The RBA has plenty of room still to apply conventional monetary policy accommodation. The ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown that disrupted production; America's debt ceiling impasse, and; Standard & Poor's downgrade of the USA to AA. This time could be different. Ahh, those immortal words. Certainly, or hopefully, we won't see a repeat ...

CBA responds to mobile banking demand

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
In response to customer demand for a simple, personalised and mobile banking experience, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will be launching Kaching for Facebook, a redesigned Kaching for Android App and new sharing and tagging capability in NetBank. For the ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... out of money and the government would shut down - and oh, there was also Standard & Poor's threat to snip an A out of the USA's triple A (which it eventually did). That was real fear. The VIX index soared to 48 points in August of last year because of ...

LM secures due diligence agreement

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... shape. He noted that Australia is being looked upon as an investment destination of desire by the big fund houses across the USA, Asia and Europe. "We provide a unique offering to global investors with the Australian success story which shows an impressive ...