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Storm's victims counselled against settlement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Stewart Levitt, the lawyer representing victims of the failed Storm Financial Group has advised clients not to accept an out-of-court settlement, should one be offered. Levitt advised his clients not to support any move by the Australian Securities ...

Dull night on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... did QE2 two years ago. If not, maybe when the FOMC meets in mid-September. And if not, there's still October, November, December... Like I said, the suspense is killing, the wait... oh so boring. ================== You can read Ben Ong's monthly economic ...

ASIC unveils primary school teaching package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Financial literacy is taught across most states' curricula throughout primary school and across subject areas in secondary school but this package includes tailored material for primary teachers that has been mapped into the Australian National Curriculum. ...

Swan talks up bank reforms for competition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Treasurer Wayne Swan has talked up the Government's banking reforms, dubbing them "a better banking deal" for consumers amid last week's call for a major financial system review. Former committee member at the Wallis Inquiry, Ian Harper last week issued ...

Brierley bids for wound-down scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
A corporate raider has made a bid for Adelaide Managed Funds Asset Banked Yield Trust, a managed investment scheme in wind-down mode. Mercantile Investments is offering 5.5 cents per share in the fund - for the 87% of units that it does not already ...

MFOs take growth from banks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
Boutique multi-family offices are outgrowing bank-affiliated organisations worldwide, according to a Bloomberg Markets study. Of the top 10 fastest-growing firms ranked, only HSBC Private Wealth Solutions was part of a big bank with the other nine on ...

ACSA lends weight to ASIC tech focus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
Custody and asset administration body ACSA has said that while it supports the regulator's focus on technology, it is engaging with ASIC around expectations concerning some aspects of custodian behaviour. The Australian Custodial Services Association ...

North to offer bank deposit rebates

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
AMP is set to offer clients a rebate on term deposit administration fees on its North platform until the end of the year. North is a comprehensive full service platform that includes multi-manager funds, managed funds, online direct share trading, exchange ...

Structured products right for the risk-aware

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
For risk- savvy investors structured products can take advantage of market upturns, while protecting the portfolio as a whole. This is despite the declining appetite for structured products, said George Lucas, managing director, Instreet. "It's not ...

Believe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
"C'mon baby light my fire..." That exactly was what European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi did when he spoke at the Global Investment Conference in London last night. Read his lips: "To the extent that the size of these sovereign premia ...