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Asset consultants still in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Consolidation within the superannuation industry hasn't diminished the demand for asset consultancy services, according to Mercer. Evolutions in the superannuation sector have meant that Mercer has diversified, and improved its capabilities, but it ...

BoQ first Aussie bank to post loss in 20 years

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
The losses, which were carried over from the first half of 2012 despite the bank returning to profit in the second, have been blamed on bad loans and plunging property prices in Queensland, as well as on a slowing economy. The last instance of an Australian ...

QE results in currency wars

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... direct consequences of this monetary printing machine has been currency debasement - or so-called "currency wars". "The basic law of supply and demand suggests that if you increase the supply of something then, all else being equal, the price should ...

Australia can't afford complacency: Murray

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
Former Future Fund chairman David Murray has warned that Australia is far too dependent on the rest of the world for both trade and capital to be assured of avoiding a European-style crisis. Speaking to the ABC last night, Murray said a downturn of ...

Compliance stifling innovation: BTFG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
Industry preoccupation with FOFA and the amount of funds flowing into compliance has stifled innovation in the platforms space, BT's head of platform products said, while predicting an evolution in the way technology is used. Kelly Power said the three ...

ipac securities awards Vinva $1.2bn mandate

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
ipac securities has awarded Vinva Investment Management a $1.2 billion active long only equity mandate, following a detailed review of its manager composition in the Australian share sector. ipac's decision to award Vinva this mandate follows breaking ...

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... providers are on average two times the market rates." "The Financial Services Council's new governance policy fails the basic test of ensuring that their directors face no potential conflict of interest in terms of putting the interests of members first." ...

Altius: Role of fixed interest hazy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... their clients to spend the same sort of time understanding fixed interest as they do equity markets, to ensure they have a basic knowledge of the range of products that make up the fixed interest sector and the benefits and risks associated with each. ...

APRA probe key in NAB case: Lawyers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Hamer said in the email that APRA employee Graham Johnson had made it clear that he thought that the bank had failed in its basic credit analysis and had been almost totally reliant on ratings and managers' reports, reported AAP. In another email dated ...

Powerwrap's platform offers advisers full choice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
Powerwrap Limited has upgraded its SMARTwrap platform as part of its overall business strategy to offer independent financial advisers full choice at what they regard as a reasonable price. The SMARTwrap Investment Account now offers access to over ...