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CPRS chaos poses big risks for fin services

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
The Liberal Party political implosion, if it leads to a double dissolution election, is not just about the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme but could also change the course of financial services reforms. A double dissolution election could lead to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
Australian shares was marginally in the red at noon on thin trading, after a positive start following better than expected jobs data in the US overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.2 points, or 0.22 per cent, at 4,712 points ...

Invesco launches unhedged global REIT fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
Invesco has released an unhedged version of its Wholesale Global Property Securities fund. The firm said a key benefit of the unhedged version of the fund is the income distributions are not reduced by FX losses, which can diminish income in the fund. ...

Liar, liar, hedge funds on fire

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
Rogue hedge funds will lie, cheat and connive to get investor money, and while the regulators lack muscle to stop them, there are ways for pension funds to quickly spot the next Madoff. Professor Stephen Brown, a top academic who presented at a hearing ...

The downside of Ripoll

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
The challenge facing financial planners in complying with the Ripoll Report's recommendation of legislating fiduciary duty is how it can be codified, said a law expert. Michael Peters, business law lecturer from the University of New South Wales, said ...

Zurich ramps up investment business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
Zurich Financial Services Australia has promoted Matthew Drennan to general manager of investments as part of a strategy to expand its investments division. Drennan, previously director of investments at the firm, will report to David Smith, chief executive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... traders to buy the US dollar in a safe-haven stampede, pressuring oil futures lower. Energy stocks joined tech issues in the red. Energy stocks were among the losers amid a strenghthening dollar, which makes greenback-denominated commodities such as ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... in the US last night with all sectors finishing down," Mr Potter said. "In Australia, all bar one of the sectors are in the red, with most of the points coming out of the financial, materials and industrials, and they were the big falls in the US, as ...

FPA names Value of Advice winners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
Peter Wilson from Strategic Wealth Management Solutions; Paul Little, Landmark Financial Management; Josef Stadler, PSK Financial Services and Chris Craggs from Argurion Financial Group have won the FPA's Value of Advice Awards. Wilson won the Financial ...

Faith in fee for service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
The success of a fee-for-service planning business rests in a well-defined strategy and planners making the "mental shift" to charging fees upfront, said a panel of experts. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) National ...