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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 ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower, after falls on the US and European markets overnight. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 51 points at 4,208. In economic news on Friday, the Commonwealth ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
If I'm being slack, I'll be writing only one single sentence this morning - and that is, "what I said yesterday". Reports out of Europe continues to push (market sentiment) down while real stats out of America pull the other way. Europe push. European ...

Aberdeen focuses on evolving market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... said James. Aberdeen also recently released a free three-part educational resource for advisers to provide clients with a sound basic knowledge of fixed income in an effort to increase client financial literacy.