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Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Australian stocks and bonds welcomed the dovish RBA Quarterly Bulletin released yesterday. The RBA Bulletin confirmed the comments it made on 5 August -- after its unchanged interest rate decision - and indicated that it has room to lower interest rates ...

Fed does an RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
The RBA did not disappoint market expectations and announced no change in the official interest rate of 7.25 percent while markets interpreted the RBA's accompanying statement as an indication that an interest rate reduction is in the offing. In its ...

Hedge funds turn insto

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
The global hedge fund space is undergoing a period of radical change as large hedge funds become institutionalised, new research shows. According to international strategy consultancy Celent, large hedge funds are undergoing institutionalisation as ...

One-size rule does not fit advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
The current "one size fits all" regulatory approach should be reviewed to reduce cost and improve the accessibility of financial advice for consumers, said the Financial Planning Association of Australia. In its submission to the Financial Services ...

Infrastructure Australia should set national priorities

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
The 2020 Summit final report has good news for infrastructure investors looking for directional certainty. The 399 page report lists three big ideas to help Australian investors build new infrastructure that should influence government policy around ...

Super funds critical on alt investment regulation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Almost one third of super funds that invest in alternatives are unhappy with the level of regulatory scrutiny in the sector, according to a Deloitte survey. Deloitte conducted the two month survey ending in December last year in conjunction with interviews ...

Governance before crisis

Corporate governance often comes into the spotlight following a crisis - a trap that super fund trustees should avoid at all costs, says a corporate governance expert. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Brisbane yesterday ...

Australia dubbed the educational hub

Kaplan Professional, The Washington Post-owned group that bought Tribeca and Finsia's educational arm last year, has flagged plans to make Australia an "educational hub" in the Asia-Pacific region. While the name Kaplan is little known locally - up ...

Q Invest targets professionals

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Queensland-based Q Invest - the jointly owned financial advice firm of QSuper and QIC - is targeting time-poor, asset-rich professionals with its latest private clients service. The product, which was officially launched last night, has been in the ...

Bullen heads MacarthurCook real estate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
Melbourne-based boutique fund manager MacarthurCook Limited has appointed Russell Bullen to head the firm's real estate department. Bullen brings over 15 years of real estate experience in the US and Australia to MacarthurCook, including his expertise ...