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The coming 2013 crash according to Paul B. Farrell

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... "Paul Farrell you poor guy. I bet you don't get invited to many parties do you? I'm starting to think you were the guy in school that everyone gave wedgies to".

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
... favour of other rules-based weightings designed to isolate a particular performance characteristic. Surveys by the business school of the EDHEC-Risk Institute in France show that 40% of institutional investors are using smart beta-type index approaches ...

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Research reveals gender gap in share appetite

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... greater preference for shares than their male counterparts, according to the latest findings of the CFSGAM-UWA Business School Equity Preference Index (EPI). The research, conducted jointly between Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) ...

Confusion reigns over financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Despite the focus on financial literacy by regulators, Australian school curriculum designers and financial services firms, there is still no agreed definition of what it is and how to measure it, reveals the Australian Securities and Investment Commission ...

Vale William Mahoney

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... Australia, William still retained strong roots here and owned a residence in Sydney. His daughter Jo-Jo is currently at school in Melbourne. "He was a mentor to countless young men and women who passed through Bridgewater. He was cool in a crisis, steadfast ...

Image of financial advisers still low

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... Financial planners are respected by almost twice as many people as union leaders, but they lag nurses, doctors, pharmacists and school teachers by more than three to one. Roy Morgan has just released its latest consumer survey rating the annual image ...

Provisio releases member-to-adviser tech tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... Tucker said. "Online advice optimisers are becoming more important for the advice community as a whole, while most old-school calculators result in a dead end." Provisio Financial is a significant player in the scaled and online advice markets and already ...

No promises, promises for Kuroda

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013

NGS launches 2013 scholarship program

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
The NGS industry fund for non-government schools has invited members to apply for a $5000 professional development scholarship. The NGS scholarship program, following in the footsteps of HESTA's nursing industry awards and the HostPlus 'cook for your ...