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The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
The rise and rise of emerging markets continue to grab investors' attention - and their money - particularly when set against the backdrop of what is, at best, slow growing developed economies. Yes Virginia, bring up the subject of emerging markets ...

Financial planners crushed by rigid ATO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
Rigid contribution cap rules with no ability to amend mistakes are causing financial planners to be caught by a new surge of compensation claims, industry leaders have said. Dante de Gori, general manager of policy and government relations for the Financial ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
It's a wrap. The first quarter of 2011 is officially ended and it's another victory for the bulls. And that's no bull. Here's a pop question. As an investor what would you do if on 31 December 2010, you were given a list of all the events that will ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has opened weaker, with most sectors down amid concerns about the effects of nuclear radiation in Japan, following its earthquake tragedy. At 1018 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 8.4 points, or 0.18 per cent ...

SMSFs avg balances hit $1m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
New research from Rainmaker into self-managed super funds confirms that much of what we think we know about the sector is still driven by myths. An analysis the researcher conducted into SMSF figures available from the Australian Taxation Office and ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
Blink and you would have missed it. Financial markets are back in forward gear once more. They have been over the past three trading days inspite of the severe calamities and geo-political tensions that came their way not even a full three months into ...

Advisers must justify complex products: ASIC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... non-recourse loan. An increase in the use of MDAs is another area of concern for ASIC, which sees 'real potential for their mis-use'. "In particular, when we look at MDAs in the coming months we will be looking at the use of higher risk strategies such ...

ASIC slaps seven-year ban on planner

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned former Commonwealth Financial Planning (CFP) adviser, Don Nguyen, from providing financial services for seven years. Nguyen worked as a financial adviser at CFP between 1 October ...

ACFS appoints Duffield as chair

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
Jeremy Duffield, former chairman of Vanguard Investments Australia, has today begun work for the Australian Centre for Financial Studies as their non-executive chairman, bringing policy-maker connections to the role. The former deputy chairman of the ...

Good jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and everything is fine except... it's not fine enough. Wall Street was so sure heading into the February US non-farm payrolls report that the data will confirm improving labour market conditions in America. All the ...