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India to ban food futures

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
Growing fears that hedge funds and arbitrage markets are playing a disproportionate role in driving up soft commodity prices is prompting the Indian government to consider a ban on food futures. The comments by the Indian government's finance minister ...

Retail spending is not slowing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
The economy continues to send mixed signals with the latest retail trade figures showing that despite confidence falling and concerns over credit rising we are yet to slow down our spending. According to the ABS, the trend estimate of retail turnover ...

Down markets make good investments cheaper: Perennial

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
In down markets retail investors need to remember dollar-cost averaging and work with advisers and managers who can find them opportunities. Brian Thomas, head of retail funds management at Perennial Investment Partners, said, "Whilst we hear lots of ...

Our two-track super model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd could be sending strong regulatory signals when he said people earning more than $60,000 may not need welfare support and government protection. The Prime Minister this morning told Fairfax radio that the people who really ...

Attack tax with tact

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
One of the major recommendations that came out of the recent 2020 Summit was for a "root and branch" review of tax system even though we all know this is just code for Prime Minister Rudd wanting to increase, not lower, the tax take. Case in point is ...

AFA selects Alexis for PI cover

After a 12-month process, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has handpicked Alexis Insurance Brokers to give its members much needed help in choosing the right PI cover ahead of a new government ruling which raises adviser PI costs by as much ...

No standards, no deal

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
Eight out of ten UK pension funds said they would favour a hedge fund manager who has complied with the Hedge Fund Best Practice Standards, according to a KPMG survey. The survey was conducted in conjunction with the Hedge Fund Working Group (HFWG). ...

FinLit boosts productivity while educating kids

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Promoting financial literacy is not only for educating children about money, it's also about securing our industry's future, said Joan Fitzpatrick, chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). "We are ...

Short selling flaw lies in disclosure

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Despite concerns about the market impacts of short selling, the government has said the issue is around the lack of disclosure, not the practice. "I would like to stress that short selling is an important financial tool in promoting market efficiency ...

Primed and ready for growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
The WalterTurnbull-owned property manager PrimeSpace draws from its chartered accounting roots to offer investors something traditional property managers can't. "We are chartered accountants. If we look to apply that integrity, it's a major point of ...