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Advisers aim for independents over FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... so to stall the legislation all we need is one other cross bencher: that is Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott, Andrew Wilkie or Adam Bandt," he said. "If one of them votes with us we will be able to stop bad legislation from getting through the Parliament." ...

AMP/AXA promises best of both worlds

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Practicality rules for the future platforms and products of newly-merged AMP/AXA, with the best features of both brands to be saved and developed. AMP has announced its plans today for the products and platforms under the new merged wealth management ...

Russell commodities fund on hold

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... fund when it started in late 2009, Sneddon said. "They are a little more aggressive," he said. "The head portfolio manager Adam De Chiara has established institutional benchmarks in the commodities space for institutional investors." Sneddon said Russell ...

Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... that the government should not intervene in legal transactions between economic agents. This philosophy is closely tied with Adam Smith's "invisible hand". Smith postulated that an economic system that allows individuals to pursue their own self-interest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... cents. Since 0700 AEDT, the unit moved between a low of 100.62 US cents and a high of 101.72 US cents. ICAP senior economist Adam Carr said news of another explosion at a Japanese nuclear power plant had dampened risk sentiment. "Markets are pretty jittery," ...

Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... Libyans or the Egyptians or the Tunisians... but because of self-preservation. At this point, I call to the stand... Mr. Adam Smith. In his book, "The Wealth of Nations," Smith wrote: "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... Thursday. Since 0700 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar traded between 98.92 US cents and 99.29 cents. ICAP senior economist Adam Carr said the federal government's flood levy would only have a small economic impact and the Australian dollar was more ...

Aussies embrace US real estate

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
After a tumultuous few years, US real estate could be set for gains next year, and Australia's largest super funds are becoming alert to the opportunities. According to Principal Real Estate Investors, despite uncertainty over the macroeconomic situation ...

BlackRock appoints head of iShares Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... years ago. The number of ETF products listed on the ASX has increased by 36 per cent over the last year. Tim Bradbury and Adam Seccombe previously occupied the role, as co-heads of iShares Australia, before Bradbury left in late 2009 to his current role ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Phew! That was one hell of a ride wasn't it? Now that our collective heartbeats have calmed down to their resting pace, what now? Well let's see. As far as Ireland goes, it's going... to do something, that is. It's got the weight of Europe plus the ...