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So stupid it could actually make money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
"The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and, oh, the night's so blue And then I go and spoil it all by announcing saying something stupid like "we'll tax you I love you"." My apologies for messing up your immortal classic Frank ...

Advisers overlooking business development

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... of respondents believe their business is ready for sale but only 19% said they have a list of suitors ready to buy. "Any buyer of a business will be looking for long term track record of earnings and client stability so ensuring you are targeted with ...

China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
It was bound to happen, didn't it? We've come full circle to the spooks that haunted through most of last year. Two weeks ago it was America and fears of Fed unwinding. Last week it was Italy and scares of a European debt crisis flashback. This week ...

Fee for service mortgage broking for $3500

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Mortgage broker Independent Mortgage Planners has launched a $3,500 flat-fee brokerage service for home buyers and property investors. IMP is an independent online broking service based in the Hunter Valley in NSW. A statement issued by Craig Morgan ...

More fund automation after NAB Asset Servicing deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
Over 40 per cent of Australia's fund managers are available for electronic transactions over the Calastone network after National Australian Bank Asset Servicing (NAS) joined the network, Calastone announced yesterday. Calastone is a fund transaction ...

Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The title just about describes the events of last night and the one before. Woe to Europe that's feeling antsy pantsy over Italy's result - or should I say, non-result - and the extrapolation of this into "skyfall" (Finally, I got the chance to use ...

Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
Buffet buys beans (and ketchup) maker. I think this about sums up the major event of last night. Wall Street liked it. It closed on the up after a down opening buffeted (pardon the pun, or is this a pun?) by news of continuing contraction in the economies ...

Insider selling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... open up more opportunities for dip buyers to shop on the cheap. Bring it on! And if you're not a fan of market timing - a buyer and holder - there's also good news, the S&P 500 (as at last night) is up 12.4% from the last time (in late July 2011), the ...

How advisers can double their business value

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... practices are typically valued on a multiple of annual recurring revenue with many institutionally owned licensees having a 'buyer of last resort' (BOLR) benefit in place for their planners based on a pre-determined multiple of that revenue. The outcome ...

Gone in 60 seconds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Was it as good for you as it was for me? One thing for sure it was better for those who got on instead of the many who got off the other night. Yes, it sells but we're not talking about that. It's the people who got on the equity market train after ...