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Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... amount, the downside is it provides no incentive to reduce borrowings. This goes a long way to explaining why it has been so easy for the US government to borrow money and for the value of US Treasuries on issue to triple in the last five years. The ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... pro-stay in the euro parties - New Democracy - now ahead of the Syriza "anti-bailout" party. Hip, hip... Now we all can sleep easy, never mind that Spanish yields are climbing again because the penniless government is trying to support a bank - Bankia ...

Clear advice models to engage clients

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... industry needs to focus on now is a strategy that can be controlled," he said. Lovett said that in the past it's been too easy to become an adviser and there needs to be a distinction between different skills sets and that specialist skill should be ...

UBS launches MySuper designed funds

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... advisers have been looking to make sure there are the appropriate products in the marketplace. "Making products that are easy to understand does not mean that you can't have products that are going to perform in a way that is long-term attractive to ...

MLC online tool highlights advice benefits

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... financial year-end, including letter templates and additional guidelines on the 13 selected strategies. "We want to make it as easy as possible for advisers to show their clients the benefits of receiving quality financial advice, especially at crucial ...

China's consumption underestimated

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... reality it's probably closer to 45%," said Tan, investment manager for Treasury Asia Asset Management. "It's actually fairly easy [to gauge], you just take the top 500 S&P companies and ask them how much of their sales come from China, then you multiply ...

FPA calls on ASIC for clearer advice definitions

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... what to include in a Statement of Advice (SoA) and how to best assess and disclose scope of advice. "We know that it's not easy to determine objective measures for 'quality advice' but the FPA's key message is that the most effective strategy and the ...

CAER and GBST launch new ESG tool

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... to date indicate this would be a welcome product to assist them with implementing some of their policies around ESG in an easy manner.

AFA launches revamped website

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... from the ground-up, with the intention of providing members with the latest industry news, AFA event dates and more in an easy to navigate way," said Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). Information for members ...

Asgard launches new website for advisers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... time of year. "In the tradition of Asgard, this site has been developed with vital input from advisers. The net result is an easy to navigate website that provides timely tools and resources," she said. The site went live today.