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Research key to Asian small caps

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... is even less broker coverage," said Douglas Loh, chief operating officer and head of Asia, Acorn Capital. "There is no secret to what we do; it's just doing pure stock research in an area where no one else is really interested." Loh has been working ...

Trio fraud victims demand compensation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
A group of Trio fraud victims is meeting with Bill Shorten, minister for superannuation and financial services, to demand that they be compensated for their losses just as members of regular super funds were compensated. John Telford, secretary of the ...

Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
What did you expect? Naturally with the G-20 about to conclude their meeting today and the US Federal Reserve holding policy deliberations, the financial market air would be rife with speculation. Rumours out of Los Cabos, Mexico propelled stock markets ...

UK advisers should shift to planning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
UK wealth sector intermediaries should stop providing advice and instead shift their focus to financial planning, says a new report from a conservative libertarian think tank. The report, 'Put the saver first, Catalysing a savings culture' by the Centre ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
"The Greek people expressed their will to stay anchored with the euro, remain an integral part of the euro zone and honour the country's commitments." We will respect the signatures and promises that we've made. There's no time to lose." With these ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's positive lead and after indications Greek will get a pro-austerity, pro-euro government. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up 25 points at 4,078. ...

CIO and COO award winners named

FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... where he now runs the multi-manager division with $9bn in assets. Merlicek thanked his investment team and joked that "the secret to investing well is to employ people who are more intelligent than you." He also acknowledged IOOF's chief executive for ...

ASIC sets sights on dark pools

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is exploring a range of alternatives to encourage dark pool participants to first trade on the lit market, issuing draft rules in June to propose requirements for demonstrated price improvement in ...

Government responds to proxy vote concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Government has responded to stakeholder concerns regarding undirected proxy votes cast by the chair on executive remuneration resolutions. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 passed ...

NSF Super partners with MetLife

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
The Nationwide Superannuation Fund has replaced OnePath with MetLife as its insurance provider, following a recent review. MetLife Insurance will now provide the insurance cover offered to the 80,000 Nationwide Superannuation Fund's (NSF Super) members. ...