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ASIC opens dialogue with hedge funds

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... role of service providers, valuation practices, liquidity and conflicts management, etc. "We also hope to gather intelligence on badly run funds, suspicious trading and ineffectual gatekeepers," he said. "Indeed it will benefit the sector as it will ...

Damned to default

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... to the WSJ, the country's budget deficit will exceed 8.5% of GDP this year (10% of GDP according to The Economist Intelligence Unit), "as the government struggles to meet revenue goals." How in hell could you expect additional revenues when you've sacked ...

Software helps financial advisers pin down most valuable clients

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... financial practice managers to see which advisers bring in the most revenue and from which products. COIN Business Intelligence is a re-badged upgrade of the former Olicc software and has now been integrated into COIN Office. Robert McCabe, Macquarie ...

Social media insurance wanted for share price protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... how responsibility a company is for its own social media profile. Peter Fraser, a founding partner of social media intelligence company, SR7, told delegates that interest from boards to explore social media had skyrocketed over recent years, but there ...

BlackRock creates new invest comms role

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... market. He will also chair BlackRock's editorial board in Australia. "Globally, clients are demanding industry-leading intelligence - and they are looking to BlackRock to provide it," said Damien Frawley, chief executive, BlackRock Australia. "Albert's ...

Not in the mood for bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... Beijing's slammed the brakes harder. But no, today financial commentators have sided with the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) long running view - that all is and would be well in Chinatown. Here's the blurb from Reuters: "The 25-basis-point ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... might I add enriched those who stayed the course. Sure, Greece gave us a scare. But we, at the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU), never doubted that it would be bailed out and suggested picking up the bargains on offer in the financial markets. ...

Bigger picture, nicer picture

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011

No minute message in FOMC minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... would be warranted." This spells QE3 to me. And this ladies and gents, confirms what we at the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) have been saying all along, that there's no dragging the Fed away from the printing press - if conditions worsens. ...

BNY Mellon upgrades asset servicing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... mutual fund clients such as mergers, liquidations, bad prices, new funds and conversions. "Whether it is business intelligence or enhanced reporting, the timely delivery of information is critical. By adding NEWS to [our web portal], we can streamline ...