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Good memories

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... rise in the previous month and against expectations for a gain of US$11 bil. Not good enough you say? Then let's bring back Big Ben. We all know he's got our backs. He proved it once again last night. How so, grasshopper? He's been reported to be thinking ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened sharply lower, after US markets suffered their biggest losses since November, on more worries over Europe. At 1017 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.2 points, or 1.03 per cent, at 4,161.5 points ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Some of the super industry's biggest players will have new transparency and governance policies to work under after the FSC released its new mandatory policy requirements. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said that there had been a lot of attention ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open down more than one per cent following heavy falls on Wall Street overnight with investors nervous of a euro zone recession and Greece's debt-swap deal. At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures ...

Online historic cash reporting drives SMSF efficiency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... online portal for access by advisers, accountants, trustees and fund administrators. "This is a simple solution that can make a big difference to the time taken to prepare SMSF and tax reporting, evidenced by the fact that one in every four SMSFs uses ...

Retirement not an automatic trigger for defensive strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Dynamic asset allocation is an alternative approach to defensive strategies in retirement investing options, according to a new white paper from Towers Watson. In the paper, "Finding the balance, strategies to improve post retirement investing", Towers ...

CIOs see no let up in European debt crisis

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Europe's debt crisis remains a cause for concern for Australian institutional investors, with the ongoing saga cited as the biggest risk to returns over the next 12 months. The survey of chief investment officers represented by the Financial Services ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Shock, surprise, horror. There was none of that. But it's been another boring day on the financial markets over the past 24 hours and I have to get your attention somehow. Sure Virgie, most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town recorded ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... abandoning the euro and reintroducing the guilder. BRUSSELS - Spain is hurtling towards an embarrassing test case and possible big fine under new EU rules for a "grave" breach of budget limits, the European Commission says. NEW DELHI - Mining giant Rio ...

Strong period for markets ahead: K2

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
While global growth will remain subdued for a long period, as western nations continue to de-leverage, the demographic trends in eastern markets are showing positive signs of growth, according to K2 Asset Management. "Beyond cyclical tailwinds the onus ...