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Political debate defers FOFA clarity

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... make sure all the i's are dotted and t's crossed...as well as systems issues or interpretation issues...there is a lot of devil in the detail, even in the implementation stages, you've got to track everything through" Mc Donald maintained that while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... whether something's going to happen or not, and now that it's actually going to be passed it's almost like the better the devil you know. "(A media report on Thursday also said) the GST was likely to have three times the impact of the carbon tax on the ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... lunches, training and professional development. "We will work to achieve this balanced outcome," he said. Klipin said that the devil would be in the detail of the draft regulations. "There are many pages... for all of us to pour over," he said. Financial ...

Goodnight Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... points and Ireland's offering an additional 1,046 basis points for its bonds. And this was all after Greek's pact with the devil - I mean, the EU/ECB/IMF troika - last month. The bond market knew -- and knows! Equity markets are on a tailspin as Eurozone ...

Let's party!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... the central bank's easy policy stance. He even called the US$600 billion QE2 a "dangerous gamble" and a "bargain with the devil". Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser, Richard Fisher of Dallas and Narayana Kocherlakota of Minneapolis were on the ...

Opposition slams opt-in policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... your clients interests before your own," said Ripoll. Cormann agreed that regulators must not be too heavy handed. "The devil is in the detail but it's important to make sure it remains practical. We must not prevent advisers doing what they do best ...

No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... although the headline fourth quarter number was much more than consensus expectations of a 4.8 per cent jump! Why oh why? The devil's in the details they say. Smaller inventory de-stocking accounted for 3.4 per cent of the 5.7 per cent growth. Without ...

Market recovery emphasises quality managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... equities fund lost over 2 per cent while the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index lost over 10 per cent over a year to July. But the devil is in the detail, the top 10 best performing funds returned just over 3 per cent on average for the year to July, with ...

Motivational advice for advisers

FINANCIAL STANDARD IS THE OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNER OF THE AFA CONFERENCE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Motivation is hard to come by when the entire world is suffering from a debilitating crisis of confidence, but an upcoming adviser conference will highlight that persistence in the face of adversity pays. The organisers behind next week's Association ...

Green advice is not a stretch: Brisbane

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... enough managed funds to effectively advise a client that wants to integrate ethical issues into their portfolios, but the devil is in the detail. "There are enough managed funds but you do need to know what those funds are investing in. Make sure you ...