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Covered short-selling unmasked

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
While 'naked' short-selling has been the center of news headlines, one investment expert urges the industry to look at the misuse of 'covered' short-selling and why the rules have to be changed. Speaking at the IFSA conference last week, David Bryant ...

IFSA launches insurance campaign

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Twenty IFSA members from the insurance industry have banded together to develop a new consumer brand designed to re-define the way Australians perceive insurance. IFSA unveiled the new campaign designed to address the nation's chronic underinsurance ...

The nub of being a hub

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Local fund managers have the right skills and resources to make Australia the financial services hub in Asia and beyond but taking on that mantle doesn't necessarily mean the money has to be managed at home. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday ...

Friendster to fundster

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Fund managers should adopt a Google-style approach to encourage fresh thinking within their business, especially in a world where investing is truly global and Web 2.0 is a key investment research tool. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Richard ...

Govt policies block choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Rudd Government's proposed policies on super and financial advice are potentially "anti-competitive" and won't go unchallenged, said shadow treasurer Malcolm Turnbull. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday, Turnbull said the Coalition will be ...

Carbon schemes full of hot air

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Anti-global warming schemes based on prescriptive emission targets and cross-country carbon trading are flawed and do not address long term climate change problems, said Reserve Bank director Warwick McKibbin. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday ...

Evolution of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Ne'er the twain shall meet but retail fund chief Brian Bissaker from Colonial First State and industry fund chief Ian Silk from Australian Super, shared centre stage to talk about how the industry can best serve financial planners, its members and the ...

New era in fee disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
Thousands of planners are at risk of losing their industry accreditation if they haven't complied with a little known industry guideline on trail fees that took effect this year. Two years ago, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) introduced four ...

Till losses do us part

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
The ability of super funds to retain members and attract new ones will be put to the test after a new poll revealed one in five will switch funds if they see red in their next member statement. An online poll by management consultancy Gullone Group ...

IRESS buys DMS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
Listed technology group IRESS buys Dealer Management Systems (DMS) for $6.65 million, in a deal that consolidates IRESS' technology play in planner commissions processing. IRESS has announced it acquired DMS for 1,083,334 shares in IRESS, which values ...