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Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

Advisers to get social media insight at AFA Conference

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... his book '140 Characters: A style guide for the short form'. Twitter, which has an estimated 200 million active users worldwide per month, is in the final stage of preparing for its stock market listing for an initial offer price that is expected to ...

Asset consultants "useless": Oxford University study

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... institutional assets were advised on by investment consultants (out of almost $25 trillion of institutional assets advised on worldwide). About 82% of US institutional investors use investment consultants.

Consumer at centre of this year's AFA Conference

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... of how, as employees, he and his co-workers co-created the social medium, which today has more than 100 million users worldwide, only to be laid off. With the Future of Financial Advice Reforms front of mind for advisers, Kaufman will address delegates ...

DB schemes decline post-GFC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... Create survey. The survey, which included responses from 700 funds in 29 countries, found that in 2009 89% of DB plans worldwide had funding deficits - twice the number recorded in 2007. DB plans around the world are winding down operations. In the United ...

Australia to host international advice meeting

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013

Delay of execution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... -- have put the Fed's tapering on hold. "The prospect of Western military action against Syria has sent stock markets worldwide reeling. Emerging markets have sold off and oil prices soared to six-month highs. And another potential showdown over the ...

US foreign exchange group sets up in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... Cambridge Mercantile Group provides global payments and currency risk management solutions to more than 14,000 clients worldwide.

Russell appoints global CIO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... investment officer who will direct their asset manager investments and the implementation and the search for new activities worldwide. Jeff Hussey will be based in Seattle and will also serve on Russell's executive committee. Hussey has more than two ...

Fidelity joins Calastone's automated funds transaction network

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
Fidelity Worldwide Investment has joined Calastone's global funds transaction network. The deal sees Calastone automate flows from participating platforms and custodians into Fidelity's Australian fund range. "Fidelity welcomes the automation of this ...