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Australians as Asians

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
So that's why the RBA raised interest rates...again! Australia is an Asian country.The Age reports that "a Lowy Institute poll of Chinese public opinion on world affairs, to be released today, shows Australia is accepted as an Asian nation, with an ...

AXA Asia Pacific taps SMSFs, restructures fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... product fees. This will have a profound impact on the industry as AXA is currently the fifth largest planning group in the country based on number of planners, according to Rainmaker. What's more, the group intends to have a relationship with around ...

Posh playground turns sandpit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... least 30 May 2010. "Standstill" my butt. Perhaps this is how you say 'debt default' in Arabic or Urdu. The Middle East country that brought us the tallest building in the world, palm island, indoor snow skiing, the largest hotels, biggest everything ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... market posted gains but shares remained under pressure from deflation woes, a strong yen and uncertainty surrounding the country's economic recovery, dealers said. Mixed figures showed the country posted a trade surplus for the ninth straight month in ...

Disability review assesses role of insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... approach to disability is appropriate in Australia. The investigation would also examine how a new scheme would fit in the country's health, aged care and injury insurance system. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare research found around 2.3 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... adequacy requirements. Investors viewed the warning as the latest signal that Beijing is worried about risks building in the country's financial system after a year of massive lending. The benchmark Hang Seng Index lost 348.25 points, or 1.53 per cent ...

The downside of Ripoll

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... find the regulatory burden too hard and join the major planning networks - perversely reducing the number of IFAs in the country. "You will get this drift of independent advisers joining the big banks and this [fiduciary duty] could become a tick-the-box ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... GDP report was released, it announced plans for new budget spending. The rising yen is exacerbating the deflation in the country by making import prices cheaper. And now we also have the Eurozone. Yes, it too came out of recession in the third quarter. ...

Giant leap for super advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
Seven of the country's largest fund managers, including AMP, BT and CFS, have ratified a bold, new IFSA Superannuation Charter - heralding a new culture where consumers, not the planners, dictate the fees paid on superannuation advice. More than 135 ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... that an appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar would correct the imbalance between the China (the surplus country) and the US (the deficit country). An appreciation of the renminbi would decrease the competitiveness of Sino exports and increase ...