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Wrong answer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle. "If your copying somebody else's answers, make sure you're copying the correct one." Almost always during exams, teacher would give us examinees this warning (advice?). This popped in my head when I read today's business story ...

FUM hits $1.37tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Australia's funds management market climbed 2 per cent in the September quarter to reach $1.374 trillion, but over the year it grew only 1 per cent, reveals analysis by Rainmaker. This lacklustre growth in FUM contrasts with the 8 per cent growth in ...

Best house in the slums

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Poor little rich kid. If you look at the performance of the Australian stock market since the start of the year and nothing else, you would be forgiven for concluding that the economy downunder is not enjoying the cheer of this yuletide season, no siree. ...

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
GMO asset manager James Montier implored investors to move beyond policy benchmarks, and called for a risk rethink at a recent Investment Management Consultants Association conference. "The minute you give an investment manager a policy benchmark, all ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." Things are looking bright. Mister Market's mood is turning to yuletide cheer. And why not? It's looking good not only for the remainder of 2010 but also beyond the New Year. Sure, there are still ten trading ...

Mercer outlines top trends for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
A flight to emerging markets, persistent weakness in the US dollar, and more demand for retirement products are just some of the themes Mercer expects to occupy the minds of investors next year. Many of the themes Mercer outlines overlap with its predictions ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
"Torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool" - Mary MacGregor Good thing my wife is on holidays far, far away otherwise the shape of my skull would be embedded in one of our frying pans when she reads my opening line. But honey, you know I refer not ...

60 Minutes deception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!" This quotation from Sir Walter Scott first made its way into my psyche during the global financial crisis. I don't think I need to explain the mammoth deception that went on that gave ...

AMP won't be fifth banking pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
AMP's decision to strengthen wealth management, not banking, should it merge with AXA just made the government's task of bringing more competition in banking that much harder. Craig Dunn, AMP managing director, told ABC television yesterday that the ...

ATO to review 10,000 SMSFs

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is auditing and reviewing over 10,000 self-managed super funds (SMSF) this financial year as it raises its compliance focus to protect retirement savings. The ATO's scrutiny on SMSF funds and trustees follows on ...