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Social media creating advice connections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... to stay connected in between the face-to-face meetings," said Humphrey. "There are industries that are just as complex as ours that are using social media really well," he said. "There are some financial planners who have been really active [on social ...

The revival of stock picking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Despite the poor returns of a long/short equity strategy last year, stock picking is the area in which to make the best money in the current environment, according to a bold prediction from fund of hedge fund manager Fauchier Partners. Success however ...

CBA commits to local jobs

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
CBA boss Ian Narev has committed to retaining local staff and not moving offshore, despite pressures from customer preferences, instead promising to simplify products. Speaking in a shareholder briefing yesterday, Narev said the Commonwealth Bank of ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
It's that time of the month again folks - the time when we try to second guess what the Reserve Bank of Australia will do to interest rates. Will they? Won't they? Cut interest rates, that is. They will, then again perhaps they won't. Yes, Virginia ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
There seems to be a sense of calm in the financial markets these days. An eerie calm that makes one wonder what lies inside investors' heads. And usually times like these - times when the market is consolidating - they suggest that the market may have ...

CFSGAM tops global UNPRI rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
CFSGAM has topped five out of six United Nations responsible investment rankings with the fund manager urging the local institutional market to see the real benefits in responsible investing. Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) achieved ...

Local Government Super adopts ESG risk tools

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
Local Government Super has signed with MSCI Inc to introduce ESG risk and impact tools to its portfolios. The $6bn super fund currently invests around $3.3bn in responsible investment strategies and will use MSCI's environmental, social, and governance ...

Don't be fooled by strong AUD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
The strength of the Australian currency has led many to believe our economy is also resilient, but the local economy is falling well behind the Asian region, according to one senior chief economist. Clifford Bennett, chief economist at the White Crane ...

MySuper Mythconceptions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
MySuper continues to generate hysteria among some superannuation industry commentators and it's time to remind ourselves what it is and, more importantly, what it is not. MySuper is the government's response within its StrongerSuper reform package to ...

Political debate defers FOFA clarity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
With only one more round of sitting days currently scheduled for both chambers of parliament, it seems increasingly unlikely that the proposed FOFA legislation will pass through both houses before Christmas. Added to this is the fact that the government ...