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Frontier market corporate governance greatly improved

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Greater local competition, improved governance and the involvement of institutional investors has greatly increased the investment prospects of the world's frontier markets, according to emerging market specialist Advance Emerging Capital. Frontier ...

It's good, it's bad, it's faked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

FPA condemns FoFA fear mongers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has urged planners to "rise above the noise of tired, product-centric arguments" in the early days of the watered-down Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. On 20 December 2013 Assistant Treasurer ...

Women hedgies outperform but overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014

Platinum's Neilson backs Japan in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mostly higher following a surprisingly weak US jobs report. At 0645 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,286. The monthly US Labor ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has made public the reforms to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation, which include the removal of the opt-in requirement and the streamlining of fee disclosure statements. The amendments are in line ...

Managed accounts take the hassle out of hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
Institutional investors can gain greater flexibility at a lower cost and without the need to manage their investments as closely by using a multi-strategy managed account solution for their hedge fund allocation, according to Permal senior vice president ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on international bourses amid growing speculation the Federal Reserve may start cutting its stimulus program this month. At 0858 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Risk adviser sentiment up in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
Risk advisers are feeling more positive than in the last two years about the viability of their practice after sales volumes went up in 2013, according to the latest Zurich Risk Adviser Sentiment Index. Advisers are now feeling considerably more optimistic ...