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Moral hazard on Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Yes we can! And again, Yes we can! In trying to make this slogan come true, US President Barack Obama has taken the concept of moral hazard from Wall Street to Main Street. Just one day after he signed his autograph on a piece of paper turning the US$787 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Australian markets have received mixed leads. While Wall Street was slightly higher in late-afternoon trade, precious metals were higher, copper was up, too, but crude oil ended up lower. At 0709 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures ...

Don't punish fin services for GFC: Pearce

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
The Federal Opposition said imposing a new round of regulation on the financial services sector as a reaction to the GFC could be counter-productive. Chris Pearce, Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, yesterday told ...

Self-employed are more picky with advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
Self-employed people are 25 per cent less satisfied on average with the planning services they received from their planners compared to retirees and other employed workers, a new survey found. The Business Health CATScan client satisfaction research ...

Advisers caught for market manipulation

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
Two former client advisers have been found guilty of market manipulation following ASIC investigations. According to a statement by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Rocco Musumeci and Richard John Wade were yesterday handed custodial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
The Australian share market has received no leads from the US, with Wall Street closed for a public holiday. At 0737 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was two points higher at 3,500. In economic news today, the Reserve ...

No bad news is no news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... to argue with this prognosis especially given the extent of the deceleration in confidence as evidenced by recent surveys. Yes, the Australian economy is slowing, just as it slowed when the 1998 Asian financial crisis and the 2002 US recession hit our ...

In planners we trust

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
Trust and familiarity are often more valued by clients than advisers' technical expertise particularly in today's volatile market, according to Professional Investment Services. Tom Lawton, ex-Wallabies player and group manager, international business ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was almost two per cent higher at noon following strong gains across the bourse, after a modest rise on Wall St overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 61.7 points, or 1.78 per cent higher at 3536.1, while the ...

Plusses and minuses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
Australia is back in a situation where it is either looking at a half full or a half empty glass. Latest statistics released over the past few days have something for everybody. Glass half-full. Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported ...