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Advisers of tomorrow are 'choice architects'

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
Consumers are frightened of the future and if advisers speak to them as a navigator or designer, they will recognise the value of what advisers do. "They are asking you to be a 'choice architect'. Unless you speak to them like that, they won't know ...

Lower tax rate opens local property to foreign investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... property services. "The passing of the MIT legislation has only enhanced the appeal of this market for foreign investors," said Tom Southern, CBRE president and chief executive officer Australia & New Zealand. "We expect a disproportionate amount of ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
If you've already read the various reports on various websites and blogs trying to give meaning to Wall Street's slip overnight, you're now probably getting antsy pantsy that the bad ol' times have returned. This from The Age quoting "AAP, with Business ...

Good for nothing war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
"War! huh-yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing..." Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong wrote this song in 1969 in protest of the Vietnam War. Its lyrics talk about the lost of lives and "tears to a thousand mothers' eyes". "War! It ain't nothing ...

Premium Investors cuts cost, restructures

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
A year after Premium Investors underwent a forced off-market buy back, company chair Tom Collins flagged cost savings of more than 40 per cent next year as part of a business restructure. Last Friday, the firm released a newsletter to investors highlighting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... officer John Stanhope will address an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon. Apache Energy managing director Tom Maher will address an Australian Institute of Company Directors luncheon. Clough Ltd chief executive John Smith will address ...

Recession over, now for the recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
"The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research met yesterday by conference call. At its meeting, the committee determined that a trough in business activity occurred in the U.S. economy in June 2009. The trough marks ...

More aid for small licensees

AFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will run its inaugural Small Licensee Practice Principal Conference next month to signal its additional support for financial advisers that run small and independent practices. The conference will be held ...

Dob in a fraud: CalPERS

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
Notice a fraud activity at your super fund? Members of the US' largest public pension fund CalPERS can now complain about fraudsters following the launch of an ethics helpline. The helpline will enable the pension fund to receive tips, concerns and ...

Westscheme appoints new chair

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
Company director Eva Skira is the new chair of super fund Westscheme, after Dr. Paul Schapper, who held the position since 1998 retired this week. Skira has a background in banking and capital markets, having previously worked as a stockbroker and held ...