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Managed accounts forum tackles key issues

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
From how new regulation favours managed accounts to practical ideas on how to use IMAs and SMAs, planners will hear from the industry's top guns at this year's Managed Accounts for Financial Planners forum. The event will feature industry experts from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
The Australian market has flat to negative leads from trading offshore overnight, with Wall Street marginally higher, but European and Asian markets generally lower. Precious and base metals were lower in New York, although oil was slightly higher. ...

Hockey calls for FSR review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, vows to review the Financial Services Reform (FSR) should the Coalition win the next election. Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) forum this month, Hockey said the FSR legislation was not implemented ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is steadily making changes to its structure to keep pace with its overseas counterparts, and the results are promising. Late last month, NSE chief executive Peter Mwangi, spoke at an industry forum about the progress ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market has received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher, metals prices stronger and oil prices firmer. At 0720 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was 16 points ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Eight super funds, including AustralianSuper, are spearheading the move to better assess climate change risks on long-term returns, but the industry, as a whole, is still moving at a glacial pace on all thing carbon, a survey shows. The joint survey ...

Advisers to boost political clout

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... at a time when the retail industry "has been found wanting", said AFA chief, Richard Klipin. The new Licensee Leadership Forum (LLF) operates three-fold: policy development, government interaction and policy, and incorporating licensees within the AFA ...

Ascalon buys more stake in H3

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Ascalon Capital Managers has acquired another 15 per cent in absolute return fund manager H3 Global Advisors, increasing its overall equity position to 45 per cent. Terms were not disclosed. "This further increase in our equity stake reflects our confidence ...

From ratchet to resilient: an economy in bloom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Long-time economist Don Stammer described Australia's economy as the 'most potent' in the world, shrugging off the financial crisis like no other - but it faces serious challenges this year and next. Stammer was one of six leading economists that presented ...

No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
Not happy Jan! Mr. Market still refuses to put on his happy hat. You and I Virginia would have thought that with the big positive developments that has transpired last week, Mr. Market wouldn't be worrying at being happy and Wall Street would at the ...