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Bargain hunters drive strong market gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... the eyes of some really good value in shares," he said. "Every sector is up with the bargain hunters having a go at everything, not just the banks; even network Ten stocks are up. "I think the view that interest rates may go down again have partly spurred ...

Hard landing in China could trip Australia

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... becomes a hard landing. That has pretty serious consequences for Australia." The end of the mining boom "is affecting everything, from hairdressers and baristas in Perth to accounting firms in Sydney. "Construction has taken up, and that's helping drive ...

New MetLife hires to drive growth spurt

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... critical as we position ourselves for growth in coming years," she said. "Our clients and customers are at the centre of everything we do at MetLife. Our new team members ensure we are in the best possible position to face the industry challenges ahead ...

CFA Societies wants industry professionals to swear oath

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... ensure the individuals in our industry take a personal oath of integrity that puts investor rights front and centre of everything they do, every day." The signatories said the financial services industry demands high standards of technical excellence ...

Don't overlook culture and discipline: MFS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... guru and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett said at the company's recent AGM in Omaha, "Culture is everything at Berkshire." "Culture has to come from the top. It has to be consistent. It has to be part of written communications and ...

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... are very targeted at accumulators, people who are in the on-demand economy, who use the smart phone and want to buy everything - [so] why wouldn't they buy advice?" she said. Bloch said the pre-retirement market is less engaged in robo advice and the ...

Magellan ups cash weighting to 15%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... the portfolio," but added: "We have no interest in being 'Cinderella' at this ball, staying too late and thus risk everything turning to pumpkin and mice." On the other hand, if the situation in the US remains unchanged, "the decision to increase our ...

PROFILE: Findex chief executive Spiro Paule

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
... process in 1994 by mapping all of the processes of our little business," Paule says. The company started collating everything- from how you turn and unlock the door and turning on the lights to how you lock up at night and everything in between. Read ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... started very early on in Australia. Prior to the GFC the lack of transparency was tolerable and even forgivable because everything was going well, even if what led high returns was market growth," Dunn said. Alternative Investment Management Association ...

Big end of town to face Senate over bad advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... shame" bank executives. "It is a way of raising the profile of the issue. The hearing puts pressure on them because everything said there is on public record and is reported by the media," he said. He revealed that he will ask executives about the specific ...