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New tech offers high data protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Acronis has launched new software that offers financial planners high data recovery and non-stop backup systems while simplifying the right backup configuration to suit their needs. The Acronis True Image Home 2011 (ATI Home 2011) is now available and ...

Cards for houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
Houses continue to burn in America. Yes Virgie, we learned yesterday that no one wanted to buy old houses (existing homes) in the States after the government stopped giving would-be homeowners free money. Last night, we found out that neither were they ...

Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
Another week, another bad start for Wall Street as the bears continue to loiter the financial playground, scaring the bulls away from the equities roller coaster ride and directing them into the bond market fun house. With no major data release out ...

OC Funds unveils distribution strategy, appoints Purpura

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
OC Funds Management has appointed Peter Purpura, former managing director of Fisher Graham Financial, as its head of retail distribution, who will head a more aggressive distribution strategy for the firm. In addition to his former position at Fisher ...

Time to lift operational reserves: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
Funds need to ramp up their operational reserves, according to new research from Mercer. "As a minimum, we recommend that all funds should have an operational risk reserve equal to either 100 per cent of the fund's annual in-house operating costs, 50 ...

Good newer news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
Out with the old (news), in with the less older. Yes Virginia, this is the way that economic data are tumbling these days. But overall, they confirm the weakness of the ancient second quarter economy, an improvement in the current one and perhaps even ...

Overseas pensions shine in communications

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
Super funds on the hunt for new strategies around advertising or communications should look to their US and European counterparts for inspiration, research shows. The Pension Communications Project 2010: Getting Personal, Excellent DC pensions communications ...

Wall Street takes a dive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
Just as Queensland boxer Paul Briggs gave up too easily after Danny Green grazed his forehead 29 seconds in the first round of their IBO cruiserweight world title showdown last night, so it was for Wall Street. No Virginia, it didn't take as short as ...

Paul does it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010

New-found optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." Maya Angelou Asia is up, Europe is up, Wall Street is up... for three days straight. But what has changed? Nothing really except for investors and speculators getting ...