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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... President Barack Obama's latest salvo on preserving the 'American Dream'. If the Dow's overnight fall to a six-year low is anything to go by, yesterday's unveiling of the US$275 billion Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan (HASP) designed to lower ...

Polaris buys SEEC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
... portfolio reports. Anil Verma, Polaris Australia and New Zealand chief executive, said the Australasian market has not seen anything as creative as the software products the firm can now offer. "We can now help banks, financial institutions and insurance ...

Vanguard CIO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... concrete plans as yet for his next move, although he may embark on a "small firm" stint as a first step. "Without ruling anything out - even a jump out of financial services - my early thinking will be focussed on something with that "small firm" flavour," ...

Consolidation is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... members. For example, the top performing super funds average about nine trustees - almost double the industry average. "If anything, the evidence is saying that some funds have too few trustees, leading to an inability of their boards to think outside ...

Unlisted assets hold value: BUSS(Q)

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... should hold their value. "What we're saying in December is holding true... I've seen some results but I haven't seen anything that's traumatic [in the numbers]," he said. The December statement warned the fund's property portfolio, which represents more ...

Right to choice must balance costs of choosing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... today's Superannuation Governance Forum. But Chris Pearce, Shadow Minister for Financial Services, told the forum that anything that unwinds the previous government's commitment to choice as a broad principle must be resisted. "Super is complex... but ...

Climate change takes priority: Zurich

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... global economy and the markets had a roller coaster ride. But it doesn't make the issues of climate change redundant. "If anything, it emphasises that insurers need to factor the impact of climate change on their bottom lines alongside the issues of ...

You are what you Google

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... in 'ASX' (short for the Australian Securities Exchange). On a lighter note, while those in ACT were busy searching for anything on 'Obama', South Australians were typing in 'Star Wars' and Victorians were clicking on 'Rove'.

Planners ignore property for profit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... to have one or two of them and that's not a great deal of diversification...you don't normally have much left over for anything else," said Moses. The property sector - both listed and unlisted - has come under fire since last year primarily driven by ...

First home buyers tap $21k bonus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
If website clicks are anything to go by, then the latest data from X Inc Finance suggests first home buyers are wading back to the market thanks to new government incentives. Jennifer Nielsen, chief executive of Loan Market Group, which includes X Inc ...