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The martyrdom of Greece

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Hero! Legend! Happy Valentine's Day Greece. I heart you Greece. There's no two ways about it, financial markets responded with a warm, fuzzy feeling (in their pockets) to the Greek Parliament's V-day present - approval of the latest austerity package ...

ESSSuper names new chief executive officer

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... the changing superannuation industry with confidence. Members can be assured that the existing high levels of service and sound fund performance will continue," said ESSSuper president Frank King. John Simpson has been appointed as a government nominee ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... considerably late in 2011 by the actions of policymakers. Much remains to be done to put European sovereigns and banks on a sound footing, but some progress has been made." The RBA just told us Australians all that, "she'll be right, mate".

German FM defends Euro

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... deal with current crisis of confidence. Dr Westerwelle nonetheless acknowledged that not all European nations are in as sound an economic shape as they should be due to macroeconomic imbalances, excessive public debt and over leveraging by ill-advised ...

Fiducian acquisition expands planning business

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... director, Indy Singh. "We are looking forward to serving these clients and helping them achieve their financial goals through sound advice." State Trustees is the largest administrator of deceased estates in Victoria, with other ervices including will ...

Ascalon forms second Asian partnership

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... combination of our track record, experience, and Ascalon's broader operational expertise and institutional support provides a sound foundation for the future of our business."" Chief executive of Ascalon, Andrew Landman, said it had been monitoring Canning ...

Quantum launches US residential fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... funds management group Quantum has launched a US residential property fund to invest in single family homes in economically sound cities. The fund aims to take advantage of the steep decline in US property prices, low interest rates and the strong Australian ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go." Oh yes Virginia, happy days have come back. Wall Street's up, Europe's up, Asia and Australia are up and up. Scan through the headlines and you get the impression that though all remains ...

Industry hits out at Best Interest

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... Advisers (AFA) is also hitting out at the second tranche of the reforms, including Best Interest. "While the principle is sound, the AFA believes the devil will be in the detail. A best interest's duty may also increase the cost of professional indemnity ...

Ripoll defends FOFA integrity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
A heated panel session between government and industry heavyweights about the FOFA reforms led to calls for a realistic debate and new government promises, with opt-in dominating the discussion. In a session at the Financial Planning Association's annual ...