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The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Who's afraid of sequestration? Not Wall Street it seems. The US$85 billion in spending cuts known as 'sequestration' came into effect last Friday, the 1st of March. Yes, that one. That unkind cut that the IMF predicts will shave half a percent to its ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
Phew! We got passed that air pocket so easily, didn't we now? Equities are once again flying high. Never mind the still inconclusive Italian elections because judging from last night's Italian bond auction, financial markets aren't really that scared. ...

Two-thirds US clients don't understand fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
Two-thirds of US wealth management clients don't know how their financial product providers are paid, according to new research from Boston-based Cerulli Associates. The research shows how Australia is not the only nation debating investment, pension ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened almost 1.5 per cent weaker as former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's strong electoral showing sparked fears of eurozone instability. At 1026 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 75.1 ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
Wall Street dropped big time overnight. Thank goodness for that. The S&P 500 index closed 1.8% lower last night. This is the biggest daily fall since the 2.4% drop registered on 7/11/2012 - the time when markets were neck-deep with worries. At the time ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following Wall Street's downward lead after Italian election exit polls indicated a coalition may be needed. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 54 points at 4988. ...

Online risk applications surpass paper-based: Asteron Life

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Asteron Life research in 2012 revealed that the group was receiving three electronic-based risk applications for every two paper-based requests, prompting the insurer to redouble its efforts on addressing the technology aspect of providing risk advice. ...

Low risk choice poses high risk on savings: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
About 50 per cent of young Australians choose a superannuation investment labelled "low risk" without knowing what it means and despite the fact that these options might not earn much more than the rate of inflation, according to a poll by AustralianSuper. ...

MySuper still ontrack despite low license applications

ALEX DUNNIN, LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
The number of superannuation funds applying for a license to run a MySuper product is likely to fall well short of expectations, but rather than suggest MySuper is flawed policy, it highlights how it is fundamentally an internal industry issue rather ...

Aussie stocks best value for 25 years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Investors are now witnessing a once-in-a-generation value opportunity to enter the Australian equity market, according to AllianceBernstein chief investment officer Roy Maslen. AllianceBernstein is the latest of a swathe of big name asset managers to ...