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Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... their homes for they surely couldn't take public transport which have been suspended. The duration and extent of the disruption would depend on how long Frankie lingers and how much damage Frankie does. But ultimately, it should just be a Halloween visit ...

Reg compliance with archaic technology unlikely: Bravura

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... fragile, threatening to break under increased workloads and are difficult to modify without significant cost or business disruption, Slee said. At a time when the Australian Government is encouraging consolidation of super holdings, there is additionally ...

ASIC calls for kill-switch

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... generally, continue to be of concern. The measures we are proposing will strengthen our protection against the type of disruption we have seen recently in other markets." The kill-switch function ASIC is seeking would be used to prevent systemic damage ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Uh-oh, looks like the EU has not kicked that pestering debt crisis can far enough down the road. Wasn't it only a few days ago (last Friday) that they approved Spain's a,-100 billion bail? And not even a month has passed since their announcement of ...

ACGBs have served their purpose: JBWere

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... 20-40%. While holding Australian Commonwealth Government Bonds (ACGBs) is an insurance policy against a future market disruption or major economic downturn, "this policy has already been called upon, and they have served that purpose," said Conheady. ...

Super fund support for carbon tax

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
The Australian Council of Super Investors has broadly supported the government's new carbon tax that came into effect yesterday, labelling it a practical policy measure that will address long-term investment risk for fund members. In a submission to ...

UHNW households top global growth: BCG

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... models including external asset managers, family offices and online wealth managers however, have taken advantage of the disruption caused by the financial crisis and the willingness of clients to consider new alternatives, according to the report. "We ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following on from last week's falls across major bourses with investors concerned over the euro zone and sentiment rocked by a ratings downgrade for Greece and 16 Spanish banks. At 0850 AEST on Monday, the ...

Hunter Hall chief executive exits

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
... officer Jack Lowenstein's resignation in November 2011, Buckland's departure represents "significant organisational disruption at Hunter Hall." "We consider it prudent to place the funds 'On Hold' to enable us to fully assess the impact of these changes ...

PJC releases MySuper report

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... regulator would then have to cancel the authority to offer the tailored MySuper product, thereby causing "considerable disruption to both the employer and fund members". "A far better approach is...to insert timeframes upon which the threshold must be ...