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Gold's no longer gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... now continue to deflate -- especially considering that Grexit and China's stock market crash fears have not been able to stop gold's deceleration. Or perhaps we've come full circle to circa late-1990s when central banks were unloading what they considered ...

From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... it. Many stocks were bought on debt, and the unwinding of these loans helps explain why the government has been unable to stop the rout. But this financing is not a systemic risk; it is just about 1.5% of total assets in the banking system." However ...

Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... market. The same went with those "overvalued" Chinese property. They only stopped rising when the Politburo commanded them to stop.

Shaw hires and restructures as holistic advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... holistic offering: "They're still looking for equities, bonds and fixed interest, but they want something more now. 'One-stop shop' is probably the wrong term, but they want more from us. And they want independence. "They're tired of people pushing products ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... "We're sorry, the BLS website is temporarily unavailable. Please try again in a few minutes." "Few minutes"? It's been hours! Stop hogging the BLS website people. Never mind, I could get bits and pieces of the details of the US employment report from ...

A Greek offer that cannot be refused

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... to its name. Here's Plan C, Alexis. Send poor unemployed Greeks up North, send even more to Germany. Certainly, EU cannot stop you doing that - it's perfectly legal, especially for an EU member nation like Greece. "The EU's rules have stipulated the ...

Forward-thinking advisers benefit from opt-in deadline

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... their goals. So, like, if they feel they can do it better themselves, or don't see value in the relationship, they can just stop that monthly fee. "The whole opt-in thing is that you need clients to agree to pay you every two years, but if you have a ...

AustralianSuper to pay early insurance to terminally ill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... superannuation insurance policies. "People with a terminal illness suffer financial hardship because they are typically forced to stop working. Many of them need access to additional funds to pay for their day-to-day expenses - like medical bills and ...

Risk reforms ignore key adviser concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
Risk advisers expressed concern that the industry-led risk reforms package ignores the problem of vertical integration and client-driven policy churn. Synchron director Don Trapnell told Financial Standard that the reform improved on the initial Trowbridge ...

Fund manager fees too high: David Neal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
Investment management fees are too high and if they remain unchecked then fund managers will find clients moving management capabilities in house or search for cheaper options. That's according to Future Fund managing director David Neal, who made the ...