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Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... emerging market economies outstrip their developed cousins. While the future preeminence of emerging markets is not a new story, the fund managers believe that global fears of economic meltdown have further heightened the opportunity from a long-term ...

Consumers clueless on retirement: Bateman

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Despite having been exposed to compulsory super for over 20 years, too many Australians remain clueless when comes to 'all things' retirement. This was the overarching message that Hazel Bateman, associate professor from the University of NSW (School ...

Klipin leaves AFA for millenium 3

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
Two weeks after pulling off the organisation's most successful annual conference in 20 years, Richard Klipin plans to swap his long-standing position as the AFA's CEO to be CEO of the ANZ owned millenium 3 adviser group. Since 2006, Klipin has been ...

Blame the G

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... level since July 2007. Can't miss the cliff can you? But if you have, no to worry... it'll be part and parcel of every news story about the world of finance and economics from here to until the time we're staring down right at the edge of the precipice ...

Domacom app linked to next-gen RM product launch

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Domacom CEO, Arthur Naoumidis yesterday announced the appointment of Kevin Conlon as general manager, business & professional development. Conlon is the immediate-past CEO of the peak Equity Release Industry Body and his appointment coincides with Domacom's ...

APRA changes to Super data collection unrealistic: IQ Group

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
APRA has proposed to increase its information held about investments for each fund, raising the data items requiring reports from 900 to approximately 4,000 data elements. Funds will need to incorporate new and more sophisticated data management capabilities ...

AIA Australia improves adviser quoting and app tool

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
AIA Australia has revamped its online quoting and application tool eApp Express for advisers in direct response to adviser feedback. It's understood that eApp Express - which lets advisers electronically lodge life insurance quotes and applications ...

Western recovery expected to lift Asian stocks

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... them adequate exposure to Asia are too optimistic. "Many Australian investors believe they are accessing the Asian growth story through domestic equities, but they really aren't getting the most out of the opportunity, particularly considering the challenges ...

van Eyk awards small cap managers' highest rating

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
van Eyk Research has awarded three funds its top 'AA' rating in a new review of the small cap sector. Lead analyst on the review Varun Venkatraman said all the strategies reviewed had outperformed both the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries index and the S&P/ASX200 ...