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Eurozone turmoil sparks 'flight-to-quality'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
As eurozone tensions remain high, the ongoing political and economic turmoil is causing a "flight-to-quality", according to Robert Mead, PIMCO's head of portfolio management in Australia. Ratings agency Moody's said it had maintained France's top rating ...

MSCI risk model targets volatility

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
MSCI has released the fourth version of its Australian Equity Risk Model, designed to give Portfolio Managers better insight into risk and return. The Barra Australia Equity Model (AUE4) adapts to market volatility, so that forecasts and actual results ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... for Greece, the IMF's light bulb moment didn't come earlier. But back to the point. America has its own instant replay version. Corporate profits continue to grow and are topping expectations but economic indicators remain mixed, albeit positive on balance. ...

Instreet launches new structured product

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... financial advice sector following the introduction of regulatory reform in the UK's Financial Services Bill in January - its version of Australia's FoFA - as structured product provide a way for advisors to engage clients and have provided consistently ...

APS joins forces with SISS Data Services

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Advanced Professional Solutions has teamed up with SISS Data Services, ahead of the release of a new version of its SMSF administration software. Advanced Professional Solutions (APS), provider to the accounting and professional service industries ...

IFM launches ESG responsible portfolio options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... very reasonable tracking error," said Adrian Puddy, IFM's listed equities executive director. "For instance, a low carbon version of the portfolio can be engineered to deliver 50% of the carbon emissions of an equivalently sized portfolio invested in ...

Breach in contrib caps should not be taken for revenue: CPA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... had lodged a tax return. Of these, approximately 70% of instances were assessed as inadvertent. Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Michael Davison was an adviser at the ATO. Michael Davison represents CPA Australia. ...

ASIC steps back from social media hard-line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... "The earliest draft started from the point that you probably shouldn't use these tools for certain purposes. This final version says it comes back to whether it is likely to be misleading or deceptive," said Dan Pearce, partner at Holding Redlich Lawyers. ...

AFS launches mobile platform for advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... B2B and B2C level. Working globally on smartphones and tablets, the two components of the platform are 'Mi AFS,' the B2B version to connect advisers with the dealer group and 'Mi Adviser,' to connect the adviser with clients to enhance information flow ...

Cheque's not yet in the mail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... by the commitment to continue choking the country until it dies. OK, OK, maybe not in those words. Here's the official version as spat out by Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker: "I welcome recent further progress made regarding the second adjustment ...