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Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... reports that the US Congress is close to approving the package. But while Wall Street watches the discussions on Capitol Hill, other things are unfolding elsewhere. And these are not good news. Congress approval of the plan may - not will -- stop the ...

Bail-out might breach US constitution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... constitution are making it difficult for Congress to quickly approach the bill. At Senate Banking Committee hearings on Capitol Hill, Senator Christopher J Dodd, a Democrat congressman, said, "After reading this proposal, I can only conclude that it ...

Sentry expands into Qld

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
Sentry Financial Group purchased Queensland based dealer group Keating McCullough & Associates inline with its strategy to become a top 20 national dealer group in three years. Sentry Financial Group now has 12 dealerships as a result of the purchase. ...

Frontier's $97bn FUA in safe hands

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... easily beating the SelectingSuper benchmark return of 9.6 per cent over the same period. Frontier's senior consultant Allison Hill said that they've outperformed partly because of an early call to bail out of listed property trusts and credit-type securities ...

SimCorp adds LexiFi modelling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... complex financial instruments to its clients. The new functionality will be released with SimCorp Dimension version 4.3. Peter Hill, SimCorp managing director, said integrating the LexiFi technology onto its system would reduce operational risk for its ...

Super fund asset allocation on hold

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... that we have in our portfolio have behaved pretty much how we've expected them to in the current environment," said Allison Hill, consultant at Frontier Investment Consulting. Watson Wyatt's head of investment consulting, Graeme Miller, concurred and ...

Mercer opens first ext advice practice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Mercer Wealth Solutions opened its first external financial advice practice in Baulkham Hills, Sydney, just three months after it launched the new advice channel. Practice director, John Tsekas, a financial adviser with 15 years experience, joins the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to slide today after Wall Street finished lower after a volatile day's trade. At 0743 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was 33 points down to 4,995. Releases today ...

SMSF trustee faces criminal charges

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Castle Hill resident Atan Ona Kassongo has become the first SMSF trustee to be charged by ASIC for failing to maintain the fund in accordance with the sole purpose test. Kassongo, 51, was charged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to gain after US equities rose. Gold miners may decline after the precious metal fell overnight. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract was 88 points higher ...