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Complicating the simple

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
"Increasing America's overdraft beyond $14.3 trillion should have been relatively simple." Not my words ladies and gents, but that of the revered "The Economist" magazine. Simple and yet, here we all are, still watching on the edge of our seats, still ...

New bond fund targets corporate sector

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Australian Unity subsidiary Altius Asset Management sees good value in term deposits and the corporate sector after launching its bond fund. The fixed interest boutique, led by chief investment officer, Bill Bovingdon, invests in fixed interest securities ...

One year jail for Opes Prime directors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Former directors of failed business Opes Prime Stockbroking have received jail terms for their part in the stockbroker's infamous collapse. Lirim (Laurie) Emini and Anthony Blumberg were charged following an extensive Australian Securities and Investment ...

Time for super to step up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Australia's superannuation asset pool has grown to be one of the nation's major macroeconomic advantages and it's time for the sector to take an investment and economic leadership position, said David Whiteley, chief executive of the Industry Super ...

DC theatrics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Sorry folks, no matter how sick you and I already are of watching Washington's game of chicken, it remains the main game in town. If you believe the headlines, Wall Street dropped big time last night because the players are still waiting for the other ...

Improved governance called for all round

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
Several large superannuation funds last week demanded improved corporate governance in the wake of the News Corporation scandal, but both the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors have said the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
The Australian share market has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with markets falling as US policy-makers continue to search for a resolution of the country's immediate debt problem. At 0728 AEST, the local September share price ...

Perpetual downgraded as FUM redistributed

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The Sevior storm continues after Standard & Poor's downgraded Perpetual's Wholesale Concentrated Equity Fund to four stars due to the fund manager's absence, with the ratings house noting shifts in several institutional investor funds. S&P has attributed ...

Net-net, it's still good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
What a drama 'ey? You know what I'm talking about. The drama that is the 'off-again-on-again' deal on the US debt ceiling and the 'it'll be bailed, no it won't' Greek tragedy. Yes, those ones. The ones that sent risk assets up, then down, then up again ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has axed 59 jobs in the year to May as part of 87 redundancies with a further 68 to go this financial year as part of a $10 million budget cut to the corporate watchdog, dependant on a funding review. ...