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US fund managers say long term, trade short term

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
A US-based study has found many US fund managers are churning their portfolio more often than they said they would - giving new evidence that short-termism is rife and long-termism is just lip service for many. The study found nearly two thirds of institutionally ...

Baby steps

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Tiger and the Fed - no not Roger -- were the weekend's biggest news. "I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behaviour," Tiger apologised to the world to try to get normality back into his life - not to mention to get endorsement juices ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Three leading super funds have supported calls for the industry to disclose executive pay the same way listed companies do, following the release of the Cooper report that asked whether super funds should adopt the same corporate governance rules as ...

US reform tightens net on big firms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
The US House of Representatives has given government regulators more power to clamp down on "too big to fail" firms that threaten economic instability. Voters have given the green light to a bill to rein in firms seen as "too big to fail", according ...

Ripoll rules but confusion reigns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
While the Ripoll Report is a useful platform for improving Australia's advice industry, it raises more questions than answers and until some of these are defined by the government it will be difficult for wealth managers to properly interpret the report ...

Remuneration dilemma

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
Pauline Vamos, chief executive at ASFA, said debate on whether financial planners should receive payment by the hour, charge a fee or accept a commission is irrelevant because all forms of remuneration present a conflict of interest. Speaking at the ...

Seven signs of the end of an empire

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
From military overextension to excess debt, one expert argues that the seven signs that mark the end of an empire are evident in the current US regime - and explores why the baton of power has well and truly shifted to the BRIC economies. David Thomas ...

Shadow of a doubt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
Could it be that the shadow of doubt is slowly creeping back into market consciousness? Sure, Wall Street jumped last night but why didn't the justifications sound as convincing as say, back in the first half of the year, when green shoots were all ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
Political affiliations do more than just influence who will become the next US president, they can dictate asset prices too, according to a study on the performance of Democratic versus Republican fund managers. US-based publication, Advisor Perspectives ...

Make advice tax deductible: IFSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) is calling on the government to legislate for all financial advice to be tax deductible. John Brogden, chief executive at IFSA, said raising regulatory standards would more than likely increase ...