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Super Mario to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
"We have just taken a very important decision, it is a fully effective backstop for removing the tail risk of Europe." With these words, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi put a stop to months of speculation, hearsays and guesswork. Mario ...

Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
Pa-lease stop with these nudge, nudge, wink, wink already -- and ease up on the promises and pledges while you're at it. No, I speak not to you Virginia, but it is to Ben and Mario I direct my displeasure. I've been watching the markets for decades ...

Barclays announces new CEO amid new investigation

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
Barclays has named head of retail and business banking Anthony Jenkins new chief executive, just one day after the announcement the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had launched an investigation into a 2008 deal with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund. Jenkins ...

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
ariant Perceptions' variant perception QE is dead, long live QE! It's the eve of that much-awaited, much-speculated Big Ben QE speak but last night's bigger-than-what-we've-seen-over-past-few-day's fall suggests that participants may have given up on ...

ASX appoints non-exec director

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
The ASX has appointed former Australian Industry Group head Heather Ridout as a non-executive director of the company. Ridout is currently a director of AustralianSuper and a member of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia. She will stand for election ...

Dangers of hybrid securities unrecognised: Adviser

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
Hybrid securities poses great dangers for investors as they become more like shares as opposed to being more bond-like in the past, according to a financial adviser. Hybrid securities are one way for companies to borrow money from investors, while paying ...

Wilson staff shared information while sign on bonus was discussed

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
Lawyers representing Wilson HTM in legal action against fellow broker Ord Minnett have said that a former senior Wilson employee provided Ord Minnett with commission statements and contact details of advisers, at the same time he was negotiating a sign ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
The Financial Services Council and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have restated their support for the implementation of the standard risk measure (SRM) in shortened product disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher with investors appearing cautious after mixed offshore leads. At 1050 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.3 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,351, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Delay FoFA reforms another year: Lawyer

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012