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Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Will yuletide 2011 be another season to be jolly? Yes 'tis the season to be jolly - fa la la la la la la - if you believe the Stock Trader's Almanac, that is. "According to app.com, "Seasonality, at least according to history, is about to swing to stocks' ...

Regulators chase social media

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
The global investment world's use of social media has outpaced the regulators with a new research paper detailing the current state of this market and the required actions from advisers, dealer groups and investment managers to successfully navigate ...

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
The weekend is coming - another worry weekend. For about 3 weeks running, European policymakers have kept us hanging and guessing about what lies ahead the Monday after. Consider this: We spent the 22-23 October weekend worrying over France and Germany's ...

Aberdeen focuses on evolving market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Stuart James, senior investment specialist at Aberdeen Asset Management, has been promoted to new role as deputy head of distribution with plans for a possible expansion of Aberdeen products to the retirement market. Already in the new role, James is ...

AMP lands first $30m mandate in new fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
AMP Capital's new dynamic asset allocation investment solution has scored its first institutional mandate, investing $30 million for Western Australian Local Government Superannuation Plan, while a retail fund may also be on the cards. The fund offers ...

Arrivederci Berlusconi Ciao

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longest-serving post prime minister has bitten the dust. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced his resignation a day after posting on Facebook that, "Reports of my resignation are completely unfounded and I don't know ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street rose on news Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would resign once a new budget was passed. At 0829 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 56 ...

ASIC bans authorised representative of Romad Financial Services

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
ASIC's clean-up of the financial services industry is continuing with the banning of a Melbourne-based authorised representative of Romad Financial Services. Rory Mor Macleod Deutsch of Box Hill North cannot provide financial services for four years ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
SYDNEY, Nov 7 AAP - The Australian dollar has lifted on Tuesday morning, on the back of positive economic news from the US, and optimism around local data due today. At 0700 AEDT on Tuesday, the currency was trading at 103.75 US cents, up from 103.57 ...

Former financial adviser gets three years jail time

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
A former Sydney financial adviser has been jailed for three years on six fraud charges. Alan Leslie Brown of Lugarno pleaded guilty in May to one count of obtaining money by deception, one count of using a false instrument and four counts of dishonest ...