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Rising tide lifts hedge funds in September

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
Despite failing to match the performance of benchmark indices in September, Australian and international hedge funds are out in front, year to date, and on a rolling 12-month basis, new figures show. According to the Australian Fund Monitors Hedge Fund ...

Equity Trustees calls for more from teeth behind RE reforms

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... Kalman said that the current licensing criteria is "weighted too heavily in favour of fund promoters" and is "clearly failing many investors". Yesterday's ASIC release reviewed the financial requirements of REs and requests feedback on issues including ...

Mistaken identity on term deposits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... allocate funds into term deposits, which head of global wealth management at PIMCO Peter Dorrian claimed was advisers "failing to understand the significant limitations of the term deposit structure". Dorrian further stated that advisers should look ...

SEC charges New Jersey with fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... Mid this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged New Jersey with securities fraud for "misrepresenting and failing to disclose to investors in billions of dollars worth of municipal bond offerings that it was underfunding the state's two ...

The octopus on fees versus commissions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... how advisers should be paid. The Ask Octopus app came down in favour of fees in only six of 10 attempts, unfortunately failing to resolve this controversial issue. A second test, this time conducted by the Financial Standard team, also found it four ...

Paul does it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010

No complaints for HK regulator

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
Regulators worldwide have been criticised for failing to deal appropriately to the outcomes of the global financial crisis but the Hong Kong securities and futures regulator has received an overall thumbs up from market participants. The Neilson Company ...

CalPERS reprimands board member

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... strip one board member's position as chair of the fund's health benefits committee along with her travel privileges after failing to file financial disclosure statements. According to a press release, the California Public Employees' Retirement System ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... the 700.1 billion yuan in February. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market eased to an unimpressive close on Tuesday, failing to find inspiration in a key milestone achieved in the United States. The benchmark NZX-50 index lost 4.2 points to close ...

Ripoll recommends investor compensation fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
The Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) said the government should investigate launching a "last resort statutory compensation fund" to cover financial advice licensee failings. The committee received a number of submissions from the regulator and Financial ...