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Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... Bloomberg reported "Bridgewater Bets on Stocks as Cash Moves Into Market". "You want to be borrowing cash and hold almost anything against it," Prince said, according to a transcript of the call obtained by Bloomberg News. "We are at a possible inflection ...

Alternative funds delivering: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... returns. Between 2005 and 2011, globally pension funds have increased their allocation to alternatives, which could include anything from private equity to real assets such as farm land, from 5% to 20%, van Eyk said. van Eyk Head of Manager Research ...

Social media anything but rocket science

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The proper adoption of social media strategy by financial advisers will help to raise up the public perception of the sector so often portrayed badly by media. This was the call to arms within the opening address by Baz Gardner conference host and Social ...

Another former asset consultant joins Cbus

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... of a couple of appointments that will be made. "This is about increasing our capabilities, not about trying to replace anything. We are trying to take a path where we are less focused on what others are doing, and more on what we think is a good idea," ...

Baby boomers stagger blindfold into retirement: REST

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... the biggest surprise within the results is the proportion of baby boomers - around half - who don't expect to give up anything in retirement, especially given their expected reliance on the age pension. The survey also reveals a growing reliance on the ...

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 ...