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Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... example of Asian spending recovering quickly, creating opportunities to benefit from the 'trading up' of consumers from basic to discretionary buying. Although at the top end, this could mean buying a jet or a yacht, Invesco is focusing on the mass market ...

Some hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
Germany ratifies rescue plan, now for the rescue. With 523 'jawohls' to 85 'neins' and three abstentions, Germany's Bundestag approved the 21 July plan to increase the lending capacity of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) to a,-440 billion ...

Brand fit for a boardroom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... professional development of women in the industry. "The Future Leaders series provides the younger women in our industry with some basic tools to develop themselves and their careers," she said.

CMC Markets launches new platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... CFD, to as low as zero. This allows leverage-free access to products like FX, international stocks and commodities. "The basic premise is an investor's bottom line means everything. With tight spreads, commission free company trading and no financing ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... dollar benefits are any benefit received by a financial planning firm, its representatives or its associates other than basic monetary commissions or direct client advice fees that may influence its decisions. Previously the ban only affected the same ...

Super funds need modern platforms to disclose holdings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... ranked among the worlds worst for disclosure as the law does not force them to publish portfolio holdings - considered a very basic disclosure requirement by international standards. Quarterly disclosure is considered to be world's best practice, the ...

Super fund to give financial advice with technology

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... advice engine" from Provisio Technologies to deliver single-issue financial advice to members. VicSuper said yesterday that basic financial advice on contributions, investment choice and insurance will be given through a new team within the fund. The ...

Super now the fourth pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... paved the way for superannuation to grow into a savings pool that is now 110% of the nation's GDP. "The first pillar is the basic wage, the second is the age pension, the third is Medicare and superannuation is now the fourth. I believe the National ...

Advisers prep for 'back-to-basics' investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... philosophy," said Langton. Financial planner and AFA Financial Adviser of the Year, Steve Salvia told Financial Standard the basic fundamentals of investment are as relevant now as they have ever been. Salvia said an integral part of a good overall strategy ...

US ceiling raised but underlying reasons remain

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... investment officer, Clime. "In our view it is the direct result of a society that has chronically and consistently underpaid its basic workers for a generation," said Abernethy. "The massive wealth creation generated by the industrial revolution, the ...