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Advisers at risk over asset-based fees

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
... adviser that they want advice on a certain pool of assets, then in most cases there is no incentive for the adviser to do anything other than recommend products that will grow the assets they have been charged with, said Batten.

Audit report "disappointing"

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... quality, and their effectiveness. Last month ASIC banned PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Stephen Cougle from auditing anything until 2015 after an investigation into his work on the financial reports of Centro Properties Group and Centro Retail Group ...

Down, down interest rates are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012

Double-digit Asian equity returns in 2013: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... assets but particularly in Asian markets. Swan says that this is creating a price anomaly that investors can exploit. "Anything in China that has been beaten up will lead the market up next year," he said. "The relief of avoiding a hard-landing will ...

Bubble forming in dividend stocks: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... demand fuelled price rises rather than by improvements in company fundamentals. "The pursuit of yield has resulted in anything with a dividend greater than that available from a term deposit being bid up significantly," he said "As term deposit rates ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... interpreting the Mayan calendar are correct, it's all over range rover and we don't have to worry about the cliff or anything come 21 December. Do I sense another failed forecast in the works? This is one bet I'm brave enough to call. Can't lose! World ...

Strong growth in securities lending: J.P. Morgan

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... was comparable. "The first thought is no longer 'the market is difficult, let's get out of lending,' "If the GFC did anything, it raised the bar," he said.

Market wrap Early AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... month, better than 49.8 in September, according to official figures. A PMI reading above 50 indicates expansion while anything below points to contraction. Separately, a survey by HSBC came in at 49.5 in October - from 47.9 in September - which, although ...

Triple bypass needed to resurrect NAB's UK business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
It could take years before NAB's 'worthless' UK banking business is restored to anything approaching a reasonable sale price. That is according to Elio D'Amato, chief executive of stock market solutions provider Lincoln Indicators. The underperformance ...

SelectingSuper 2012 awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... combination of technology, changing consumer expectations and regulatory change. "The pace and scale of this change is unlike anything we've ever seen before." Showcasing how the best funds in superannuation are handling this change is one of the most ...