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Search for equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
National governments, one on top of the other or in unison, have been throwing money and/or guarantees and/or lower interest rates at banks, financial institutions and the money markets to in order to restore confidence in the financial system. While ...

Gamers target lost super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
Chasing cats and avoiding wombats all in a bid to find lost superannuation is part of AUSfund's campaign to get more people to consider finding their lost retirement savings. The fund's online game involves participants taking on a role as a dog that ...

KPMG under fire on Westpoint audit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Financial watchdog ASIC is suing accountancy firm KPMG over its auditing of companies in the Westpoint Group, a move that renews investor hopes to recover as much as $200 million lost when Westpoint collapsed. The action, taken on behalf of eight Westpoint ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
It's time to invest in Australian shares and stop waiting on the sidelines for volatility to subside, according to Paul Fiani, head of equities at Integrity Investment Management. "A year ago taxi drivers were giving you stock tips, which is always ...

Perpetual appoints Haramis

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Perpetual Private Clients has appointed ex ANZ head of advisory and risk George Haramis as Victorian state manager. Haramis' experience includes managing and building financial services businesses, establishing both retail and wholesale distribution ...

Basis delays capital return, adds $38m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
Basis Capital has delayed the partial return of capital to unit holders of its Aust-Rim fund for a month but said it will give back a further $38 million to unit holders of the Pac-Rim Opportunity fund next month. Basis Capital Funds Management has ...

Sunsuper's new service nets 270 members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Nearly 270 members have joined Sunsuper using its new online service in just a week. Sunsuper's online service, Join Online, streamlines the joining process and is expected to lower administration and enrolment costs as well as reduce the amount of ...

BT Wrap tops adviser choice

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
BT Wrap has won the "Most Popular Primary Platform" title in this year's Wealth Insights Adviser Trends report. According to the report, which surveyed 750 advisors, 17 per cent ranked BT Wrap and its badged versions as their top platform for placements. ...

Military Super names Watson as new chief

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Military Super has appointed ARIA's deputy chief Paul Watson as its new head, effective next month. Watson takes on the new post after spending just over a year at ARIA, where he joined as deputy chief last July. Prior to joining ARIA, he was the deputy ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
Following last Monday's preview of a financial market pandemonium, there was little doubt in anyone's mind that the US Senate will pass the Treasury's US$700 billion rescue package. The Senate voted 74 to 25 in favour of the Emergency Economic Stabilization ...