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The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... with Peaches & Herb chanting "reunited and it feels so good, reunited 'cause we understood..." in the background. There's nothing else you and I and Irene could do but sit and wait. And by George, thank goodness that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...

Labor demands to see Treasury papers on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... superannuation, saying one thing publicly, but preparing to do another privately. "If the Abbott Government truly has nothing to hide on plans to super tax concessions then there should be no problems releasing these documents," Bowen said. "We know ...

Forward-thinking advisers benefit from opt-in deadline

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... Financial Advice (FoFA) opt-in and fee disclosure statement requirements ends today, but forward-thinking practices have nothing to worry about. The deadline was originally June 30, 2014, but it was extended by a year after changes to the reforms were ...

A sobering lesson from a social move gone wrong

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... he said. He referred to his decision to cut the group's ties with Howarth as "a matter of common decency. "In 16 years, nothing like this has happened to me," said Euvrard, adding that he does not have a Twitter account.

Plus ca change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... avoid catastrophe". That's another two more after today. To quote Rita Mae Brown, "If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done". Never mind if Greek banks don't open today - reports say that an additional a,-3 billion (US$3.4 billion) was ...

Investors pretending there's value in the market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... market when there isn't. There are a lot of stocks where people say, 'they must be cheap because the bond yield is next to nothing and the stock is yielding 3%," and that is not a valuation argument." "Investors have a clear choice here: either focus ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... would undoubtedly be spillovers to the US that would affect our outlook as well." Incidentally, there was fresh news a-nothing from the FOMC meeting. Yes the dot points have moved, the economic outlook lowered - and they will continue to move as new ...

AFA, FPA yet to commit to FSC life risk agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... However, both AFA chief executive Brad Fox and FPA chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard that there was nothing to report regarding industry consensus at this stage, even if discussions are progressing. More to follow.

Rising bond yields a blip

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
A recent rise in bond yields across Europe, America and Australia is nothing but a blip on the radar according to Altair Asset Management chief economist, Stephen Roberts. In his latest economic insights column, Roberts said the risk of recession in ...

Bond investors warned not to overlook defence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... the funky derivative structures that are out there," Husain added. "I used to be a derivatives trader so I know there's nothing wrong with them, but I don't think every client wants them in their portfolio." What Husain and his team look for when buying ...