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Fed money on the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
... currency is doing to their respective economies. What I refer to is what just transpired, oh just about two months or so ago. The big one. The one everyone and his uncle and his uncle's dog clamoured for for months on end... and was eventually granted. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on international bourses amid hopes US political leaders will agree on a debt reduction plan to avoid the looming fiscal cliff of spending cuts and tax hikes which could send America ...

Advisers must change mindset in face of FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
The biggest challenge for financial planners in the face of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms is to change their mindset from one of selling products to that of providing a quality service for consumers, according to MyAdivser's Philippa ...

Investor cash obsession worries wealth creators

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
Despite growing speculation that the next bull market run is just around the corner, historically low interest rates, and a call by RBA governor Glenn Stevens for investors to return to shares, investors' remain unwaveringly committed to cash. Following ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... while Sydney closed down 0.29 per cent, or 12.45 points, at 4,336.8. Hong Kong stocks climbed 0.30 per cent after suffering a big loss on Thursday, as Shanghai shed 0.25 per cent in afternoon trade. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 3.66 points, or ...

Asset consultants influence to grow amid industry change

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... investment consulting Jerome Lander says that in the current climate super fund internal investment teams are afraid to take big asset allocation decisions through fear of being wrong, and this is the reason why they'll continue to turn to consultants ...

Retirement solution upside for investment managers: Oliver Wyman

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
... risk assets has gone into term deposits and is likely to stay there for some time," Lazberger observed. He said the other big issue confronting investment managers is the growing amount of internal rationalisation by the big super funds in Australia. ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
Finger pointing -- this is what happens when the going gets tough. Europe blames the US for the drop in its equity markets last night. "European Stocks Fall on Mounting Concern Over U.S. Budget," says Bloomberg. Wall Street blames Europe for its woes. ...

Low-volatility post-retirement solutions needed: Bell

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... he questioned whether advisers were trying to sell these products in any meaningful way. At retirement, he identified the big risks as longevity, lump-sum issues and bequests. While there are many reasons why investors should be buying life annuities ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... again in the future but right now they are trading on historically low valuations," he said. "Sooner or later there will be big shifts of capital out of fixed interest and cash and into equities. Though this will at some point lead to bubbles, the trade ...