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RMBS market on brink of collapse

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... mortgage lenders. "The RMBS market is dying on the vine," said Greg Medcraft, chief executive of the Australian Securitisation Forum (ASF). Medcraft said confidence among institutional lenders, being the groups that buy the RMBS bonds that fund the mortgages ...

Hillross board siphons industry expertise

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... and technical knowledge. They would provide early awareness on economic, regulatory and market environment change - it's a forum for high level awareness," said John McMurdo, managing director of Hillross. "[They are] a panel of expert advisers for our ...

AFA searches for Rising Star

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... announced at the AFA National Conference on 19th of October. More than 960 delegates registered for this year's AFA National Forum, a 60 per cent jump in delegate number on the previous year. Both Browne and last year's AFA Adviser of the year, Philip ...

Planners must alter proposition: Murray

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... behaviour, stating it could potentially boost their client's long term returns by seven per cent. Speaking at an MLC Investment Forum yesterday, Murray said financial planners should update their businesses to the "21st century value proposition", which ...

Contribs tax for women under review

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... savings. Senator Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law, told journalists at question time of an industry forum yesterday that one way the super savings of women could be increased is by getting rid of the contributions tax when they are ...

Market Movers Overnight: Bernanke's speech

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Last night US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke before the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Forum in Arlington, Virginia, where he stressed that the Fed remains committed to financial stability and that the US Central Bank may extend ...

Westpac's Kelly signs UN water mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... paper to review potential approaches to governance, verification, and branding, and to hold the third Water Stewardship forum. "We recognise the impact that adverse weather conditions driven by climate change can have on our stakeholders and we are involved ...

Sparks fly at APRA statistics forum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
A forum convened by APRA to discuss their superannuation statistical surveys became one of the most heated seminars the industry has seen in years as the regulator reacted to heavy criticism that they are not properly reporting investment returns. Charles ...

China's growth sustainable: Wang

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... grand master and foreign investment consultant. Speaking at an Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the BRIC+ Program forum yesterday, Wang said the China's extraordinary growth would not have been possible without government leadership and strategic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... chief executive Marius Kloppers will host a briefing on steelmaking materials business. The Environment Business Australia forum on the cost of climate change on infrastructure investment will be held. Yesterday, the Australian share market recovered ...