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Need action on diversity not just a policy: ACSI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... companies now have a gender diversity policy but the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors says that just having a policy isn't enough, it's results that count. The ASX this morning, on International Womens Day, released research showing that ...

China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... non-manufacturing PMI eased to 54.5 in February - the weakest level in five months - from 56.2 in January. Don't know about you but isn't the February level still above 50? China's services sector continues to expand, at as lower rate perhaps, but it's ...

Puke on the punchbowl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... should end QE3 earlier than expected. Ahh, that familiar phrase again -- coulda, woulda, shoulda. I don't know about you but isn't the Fed just engaging in a healthy and rational discussion? A debate on what to do when we get there? Something everybody ...

Van Eyk warns against New Year financial predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... future now than they are at any other time of the year," Ramsay said. "One needs to be careful that someone's holiday reading isn't allowed to set the agenda for the rest of the year." However, considering the fact that predictions are widely made at ...

CheckRisk opens in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... better advantage of its asset consultant or recommendations from its own internal investment team. Carroll said assessing risk isn't simply about measuring volatility but the probability a fund could lose money. "The GFC forced many super funds to more ...

Social media anything but rocket science

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... situation - is less about turning eyeballs into dollars - and has more to with being open, personal and transparent. "Social media isn't an end-game in itself, it's just a tool that facilitates relationships, and lets you really connect with your clients," ...

Time to fear?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... despite yesterday's news that the US economy contracted at annualised rate of 0.1% in the fourth quarter. That's bad news isn't it? The US is one quarter away from a technical recession! That double-dip expected last year could come true. But have no ...

ISN welcomes financial planner fee guidance

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... address practical concerns raised by planners about how they would apply the new measures to existing arrangements, he said. ISN will be working with the industry and funds to help implement the new measures. The guidelines are part of the Future of ...

Trustee liability issues surface at PJC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... there be (sic) a link between the said loss breach of covenant and the loss by a member," Bragg said. Industry Super Network (ISN) legal counsel Richard Watts also raised potential issues with the director liability component of the Bill. Watts said ...

Fed ECB BOJ, Unlimited

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013