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Goldman Sachs accused of fraud

SEC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Goldman Sachs and one of its vice presidents for fraud relating to subprime mortgages. The SEC is charging Goldman Sachs for defrauding investors by mis-stating and omitting key facts about a ...

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Compulsory government annuities could widen the gap between the retirement payouts of low and high income workers, and some industry experts argue private sector annuities and longevity risk products offer better alternatives. IFSA, which commissioned ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market was in positive territory at noon supported by gains in the resources sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,910.3 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Hall charts new value investing model

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
Peter Hall, chief investment officer at Hunter Hall, said value investors must revamp their approach and hold more cash reserves, focus on highly liquid stocks and lower expectations on absolute returns. Speaking at an investor presentation in Sydney ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
The Australian share market was almost one per cent higher at noon, led by the major resources stocks, as BHP Billiton secured a coking coal contract and Arrow Energy received a takeover offer. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 42.2 ...

US fund managers say long term, trade short term

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
A US-based study has found many US fund managers are churning their portfolio more often than they said they would - giving new evidence that short-termism is rife and long-termism is just lip service for many. The study found nearly two thirds of institutionally ...

Penny for Benny's thoughts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
Beep...beep...beep. Should have just slept in this morning given the bo-ring action on Wall Street overnight. "U.S. Stocks Retreat as Commodity Shares Drop, Banks Advance" was the headline on Bloomberg as it tried to justify the 0.1 per cent slip - ...

Baby steps

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Tiger and the Fed - no not Roger -- were the weekend's biggest news. "I am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behaviour," Tiger apologised to the world to try to get normality back into his life - not to mention to get endorsement juices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Australian shares are likely to open higher on Monday led by Wall Street and after gains among commodity and metal prices. At 0726 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 58 points higher at 4,666 points. In economic ...

More funds adopt intra-fund advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Super funds are racing to get the government's rubberstamp on intra-fund advice relief - with AvSuper, Plum and HESTA among those that already offer, or about to offer, the expanded advice service to their members. AvSuper received the authorisation ...