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Ben's all that matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel it? Can you feel the suspense building up to a crescendo? The FOMC starts their two-day policy meeting tonight and then finally...we might get closure on the taper thing. We could speculate about the indications ...

CIO confidence slumps to nine-month low

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
Chief investment officer (CIO) confidence levels have fallen to levels last seen in September 2012, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s latest Chief Investment Officer Index. In the June quarter, the index stood at seven from a range ...

FUM breaks through pre-GFC barrier

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
It's taken five long years but Australia's funds under management (FUM) market has finally recovered all the FUM that was lost during the global financial crisis. Research released by the Rainmaker group in their March 2013 Roundup report reveals the ...

EQT appoints Australian equities head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Former Wallara Asset Management co-founder has resurfaced at Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) as head of Australian equities. Dr Kasian has more than 25 years experience in the financial services industry in asset management and senior executive roles. ...

ASIC continues proceedings against Wellington Capital

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken a new step on its legal proceeding against Wellington Capital, the responsible entity of the Premium Income Fund (PIF) in the Federal Court of Australia. The Court considered that ...

IFM to cut fees after pricing review

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM), which oversees $44 billion in assets, is ready to set a date for its wide-ranging fee reduction, almost two years after announcing a pricing review. The Global Pricing Review was first announced in November 2011 and ...

The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
"The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself." - Publilius Syrus (Maxim 511) What parent would name his child Publilius? But Pub - the Assyrian who wrote mimes in Latin during the 1 BC - as he was fondly called could have been describing ...

TASA necessary for customer protection: accountants

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Institute of Public Accountants (IPA) is supporting the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) scheduled to be voted on today in the House of Representatives. The IPA said that the measure will give Australians the necessary consumer protection when it comes ...

It'll be on 18 September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
"Every single day Every word you say... I'll be watching you." -Sting Wall Street down and...you guessed it, it's taper on day. And so, round and round we go, when it ends we do not know. But perhaps we do. There's now an emerging consensus that the ...

RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
Taper on, taper off, taper on, taper off, taper... After so many days of riding this see and saw and saw and see of market speculation, you, I and Irene (and yes, you too Stuart) have become experts at discerning the why's and wherefores for the ups ...