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Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... too may be coming in early. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of US consumer sentiment soared to 83.1 in October - the highest since September 2007 (remember that, the quarter before the 2007 recession?) - following 78.3 in the previous ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release August's housing finance figures plus October's new motor vehicle sales data. In equities news, Roy Hill chief executive Barry Fitzgerald is due to speak at the Mines and ...

AFA names finalists for the Adviser of the Year Award

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... raising the bar even higher than before," he added. The 2012 AFA Adviser of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, 30 October 2012 at the AFA National Conference at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.

AFA names Female Excellence in Advice finalists

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... clients and their communities," he noted. The winner which will be announced at the AFA Conference on the Gold Coast on 30 October will be awarded a scholarship for an executive leadership course at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management valued ...

APRA releases MySuper transition guidance

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... to meet their obligations under Prudential Standard SPS 410 MySuper Transition which was released as a final draft on 3 October 2012. This prudential standard sets out requirements for the movement of accrued default amounts into a suitable MySuper product ...

IMF - It Means Fun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... hell of a contrarian indicator for the S&P 500 index. But don't just take my word for it, let's see the evidence: On 25 October 2007, then IMF Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato told his audience at the Valencian Business Confederation in Spain that ...

AFA conference boasts biggest turnout in 20 years

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... event of the sector, the Gold Coast's RACV Royal pines resort, will be populated by up to 700 delegates from the 28-30 October, among them industry leaders, innovators and decision-makers who have the influence to take the industry to the next level. ...

Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... presidential elections and that of the economy's future. The Big O is correct for employment had been growing every month since October 2010. Romney is also right because over those 24 consecutive months of jobs growth, an average of only 151,000 jobs ...

Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... challenged by at least one Australian superannuation fund at the company's annual general meeting in Los Angeles on 16 October. A proposal that the News Corp chairperson be an independent director will be supported by the $1.7 billion Industry fund ...

NSW and CFS partner in first gov retail annuity bond

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... and client access to account information online. The third series of the Waratah Annuity Bond became available from 1 October 2012