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It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
'Twas another up day on Wall Street overnight as investors bought a lotta Apple and other techs and... optimism on a cliff deal. "Twas another good day in Europe - the Stoxx 600 closed 0.7% higher to an 18-month high -- despite the European Central ...

Upside for risk assets in 2013: Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
Next year promises to be fraught with uncertainty for investors but an easing of the largest global risks should pave the way for stronger returns in risk assets, according to Threadneedle's Mark Burgess. Overall the chief investment officer says Threadneedle ...

Insider trading gets former J.P. Morgan staffer jail

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
A former J.P. Morgan employee has been sentenced to 18 months jail by the NSW District Court after she gave inside information to a friend while working at the investment bank. Elisa Rietbergen, of Kensington, NSW gave confidential information to her ...

More risk checks needed for super fund equities

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
Australian superannuation funds should increase their modeling of liquidity risk of their large cap equities at the manager and portfolio level, said a senior consultant. Since the GFC, Australian super funds have forgotten the cost of liquidity, and ...

Ex-Kangaroo and Storm adviser banned for non-compliance

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
ASIC has permanently banned a former Storm Financial Ltd financial adviser from providing any financial services after it found he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and failed to comply with financial services laws. Walter John (Wally) ...

Cloud computing to boost real-time super

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
From real-time banking to real-time super, cloud computing adds a new dimension to how fund members can access their superannuation data in the future. This year's annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference in Sydney played ...

Vague ANZ wealth strategy disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
ANZ's Global Wealth and Private Banking division is looking to drive growth in 2013 by getting more out of its existing customers. But chief executive Joyce Philips did not provide a great deal of detail at a much publicised press briefing yesterday ...

Thank you, xie xie, arigato

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012

Aging and deleveraging impact long-term growth: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Aging demographics and an ongoing process of debt deleveraging pose the biggest challenges to investors over the coming years, according to a report by UBS. While cyclical factors tend to dominate day-to-day market movements, according to the asset ...

Understand borrowing laws warns ATO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Be careful when investing in property, the Australian Tax Office warned self managed super fund trustees yesterday. People might be using their DYI super fund to invest in property without actually understanding borrowing laws, said acting commissioner ...