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Value vs price in Asian debt

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
When people talk about emerging markets, the word 'volatility' comes up a lot. Often it's bad news for many; and a win for a few. Dr Fawaz Habel, senior fund manager and head of fixed income research for Value Partners, put it nicely, when he said ...

Quality could replace China volume-play

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
While China is regarded as the global powerhouse for manufacturing, demand for exports has declined in recent years, caused partly by economic slow downs and rising labour costs worldwide. While the volume story might be slowly winding down, companies ...

ING DIRECT names head of third party distribution

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
ING DIRECT is making changes to its distribution model to better align with its third party partners in response to shifting customer needs driving the converging financial planning and broking industries. As part of the changes, Mark Woolnough has ...

BNP Paribas appoints relationship management head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Katherine Seymour as head of head of relationship management for its 'asset owner' clients in Australia, it was announced yesterday. Seymour assumes responsibility for the team managing relationships and ...

Tax-efficient giving advice missing: Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Advisers who don't evolve their businesses to cater for growing client interest in philanthropy risk being left behind. That's the conclusion of Queensland University of Technology research which reveals a growing demand among high net-worth clients ...

Standard Risk Measure misleading

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
Investors may have already been misled by the Standard Risk Measure adopted by superannuation funds, said research house Van Eyk. Anomalies are caused by funds being able to choose how they calculate the risk of a product, said Van Eyk's head of strategic ...

ING DIRECT names head of third party distribution

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
ING DIRECT is making changes to its distribution model to better align with its third party partners in response to shifting customer needs driving the converging financial planning and broking industries. As part of the changes, Mark Woolnough has ...

Govt to pay interest on lost Super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
The government has taken steps to ease the corrosive impact of fees and inflation on funds left in forgotten super accounts with new measures announced in its mid-year Budget update. The government has raised the threshold below which funds in inactive ...

CPSA brands super centre wasteful

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
Government plans to deploy the interest from a $10 million fund earmarked for a Superannuation Consumer Centre won't get close to adequately protecting the interests of consumers, according to the Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association (CPSA). ...

AustEthical ready for business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
After major restructuring which saw it trim a quarter of its staff, and redesign many of its products, Australian Ethical Investment is actively re-engaging with the market, said chief executive Phil Vernon. The restucture came to a head back in June ...