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APRA proposes more stringent liquidity reporting

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA) latest discussion paper proposes changes to standards for liquidity reporting for authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs). The consultation package includes seven draft reporting forms and ...

The song remains the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
The results are all in. The week of punting is over... almost. And what have we got? A few lucky ones who gambled their life savings on "Green Moon" to win the Melbourne Cup and those who chose the seven winning numbers in Australia's A$100 million ...

APRA changes to Super data collection unrealistic: IQ Group

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
APRA has proposed to increase its information held about investments for each fund, raising the data items requiring reports from 900 to approximately 4,000 data elements. Funds will need to incorporate new and more sophisticated data management capabilities ...

Political punch trading greatest risk to US economy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Whatever the outcome of the US presidential election, the new leader must avoid being embroiled in political points scoring and instead focus on cementing the global recovery, according to Clime's Paul Zwi. As we wait for the votes to be counted Zwi ...

RBA says its ok

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
"At today's meeting, with prices data slightly higher than expected and recent information on the world economy slightly more positive, the Board judged that the stance of monetary policy was appropriate for the time being." This was how the Reserve ...

Christian Super appoints State Street as custodian

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
Christian Super has appointed State Street as its custodian, it was announced today. State Street will provide fund accounting, unit pricing, taxation services, investment mandate monitoring and investment analytics. Peter Murphy, chief executive of ...

Poisoned chalice awaits next US president

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Whatever the outcome of the US election, the President will have to face up to fiscal cliff or jeopardise the global recovery, according to Standard Life Investment's Andrew Milligan. With both presidential candidates rounding the final corner of their ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower as investors consider the impact of the massive storm in the United States on the world economy. At 1036 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33.4 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 4,483.6 ...

Soft-skills critical to maximising adviser value-add

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
The only adviser role more important than helping clients at claim-time is the front-end work necessary to help them adequately protect for a myriad of life events directly outside their control, according to financial adviser David Baccinelli. Presenting ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq market shuttered last night - the first since September 11, 2001 -- as Hurricane Sandy batters the northeast coast of the United States. They will remain closed for a second day today. Thank goodness the warnings ...