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Managed funds survive ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... ETF investors grew by 9,000 during 2012. The research also found that 47% of the estimated 69,500 ETF investors were purchasing through self managed super funds (SMSF). The study surveyed 10,425 investors and 822 advisers on their experiences and usage ...

A long two-month wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013

Accountants replaced by Cloud technology

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... multiple locations, while 32% feel cloud accounting technology means they don't need to worry about maintenance or purchasing hardware or accounting software. CCH has teamed up with Brisbane based technology firm Proactive Accountants Network to educate ...

Collapse does not signal end of gold party

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... hedges against the risk these countries continue to try to reduce their real debt burdens through the debasement of the purchasing power of their currencies." He added that gold will remain in a bull market until debt issues are resolved or a credible ...

2011 and 2012 Redux?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... Chan said. "It's a bit flat." The BoJ said after the Australian market closed on Thursday it would expand its bond purchasing program in a bid to lift inflation in Japan to two per cent within two years, from an environment of persistent deflation currently. ...

Securities dealer scales back after ASIC review

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... invest $200,000 he received from a client and using it for his own advantage including paying credit card debts and purchasing personal assets.

No end in sight for renminbi rally

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... a year once economic rebalancing is factored in. Briscoe adds that the gap between the US and Chinese economies in purchasing power parity is likely to close in just a few years. Investors can benefit from an appreciation in the Chinese currency by holding ...

New UK fin services watchdog polls public

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... "Transparency cannot be an end in itself. We want to make sure that disclosure helps customers make the right decisions when purchasing products and helps the market function more efficiently." Ideas to increase the transparency of the work that the ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... "sequestration" come 1 March. There's Moody's downgrade of the UK's triple-A credit rating to AA1. There's China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index which fell to its lowest reading in four months in February. And yes, there's also the simmering ...