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Unregistered MIS operator arrested

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
The former director of Fuelbanc Australia and operator of an unregistered managed investment scheme, Stephen McDougall, was arrested yesterday after the court charged him with nine counts of dishonest use of his position as an officer of the company. ...

Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... billion of agency debt - this was reduced from US$200 billion in the September meeting -- through to the first quarter of 2010. Yes Virginia, the Fed's got our back. There is nothing to fear. Buy, buy...and buy some more. The Fed is inflating and it ...

Boiling frog

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
... Australians who have mortgages but they're not the only ones affected by rising credit rates. Businesses - big and small - are too. Yes, the ones who employ Australians and pay them wages so they can pay for their higher mortgages. Latest data show that ...

Costello joins Future Fund board

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
Former Treasurer Peter Costello has been appointed to the $64 billion Future Fund's Board of Guardians. Costello is expected to take up his post on 18 December, after officially quitting politics last month. He served as Treasurer from 1996 to 2007 ...

SuperFriend code improves insurance

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
The Industry Funds Forum Mental Health Foundation, SuperFriend, has developed a set of Code of Practice guidelines aimed at improving the management of insurance claims where mental illness is a contributing factor. Launched yesterday at the AIST Superannuation ...

Super should not be compulsory: Cox

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
Eva Cox, a woman's rights advocate and social activist, said super should not be compulsory for all Australians - and lambasted the industry for failing to meet the savings needs of the wider Australian public. Debating on whether SG should be raised ...

A tale of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... aside for today. There's not so much we can gather from them these days anyway and perhaps for a few more months to come. Yes, Virginia. The economic numbers have become boring. Day after day, month after month, we get the same positive data set interlaced ...

ANZ says no to ING IM acquisition, for now

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
ANZ, which bought ING Australia last month, said right now it is not looking to buy ING Investment Management and the local operations of the ING real estate business which the parent group announced earlier this week will be divested. "ANZ is not interested ...

Elusive 10K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... and most countries around the world, I think it is safe to assume that ultimately the Dow would break up and away from 10K. Yes over time it could come back down again below 10K, but I could not imagine how investment and fund managers could risk performance ...

Cooper throws down super gauntlet

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... fee funds are the worst performers in their flagship diversified and default investment choices. "The data does show that [yes], so really what we're about is we're seeking to put the spotlight on those differentials because the average member really ...