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Ten-year future vs. 10-minute tick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... easy - like I wrote before Greece is like herpes, once you got it, you can't get rid of it - and if it was in the best interest of the single currency area. For the same reason, don't you think Greece would have exited by now? But it's not. It's all ...

Life commission clawback forced on advisers: Synchron

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... in the third year, 50% would be paid back. In August FSC CEO John Brogden said that the current system was not in the interest of all consumers. Brogden also said that the clawback process was fair, as advisers could make back the lost commission by ...

Successful Telstra bond issue to open flood gates for big banks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... market volatility have created a thirst for low-risk bonds from high quality issuers. "Corporate bond, hybrids and other interest rate insensitive products are going to be incredibly popular in Australia," he said. "Mezzanine finance blew up in 2008 ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... cent) to 12,811.78. European stock markets closed lower and the euro edged down after European central banks held key interest rates at record low levels and debt-stricken Greece approved new austerity measures. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies ...

Strong growth in securities lending: J.P. Morgan

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
A new surge of pension funds and institutional investors are showing interest in securities lending, said Paul Wilson, global head of client management & sales for trading services J.P. Morgan. Today's macro economic climate has left investors looking ...

Super reforms hasten fund consolidation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Sweeping reforms such as MySuper and SuperStream, a move to drive down costs and an urgent need for funds to modernise their process will accelerate the consolidation of superannuation funds and shake out smaller bodies less able to compete, according ...

Litigation risk to force advisers into multi-asset options: Russell

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... landscape in Australia. Fletcher says that there are still a huge number of advisers who have not yet addressed how the best interest reform is going to impact the way they carry out research on investment products. He adds it is no longer enough to ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... look set to open lower following further falls on international markets overnight after European central banks held key interest rates at record low levels and debt-stricken Greece approved new austerity measures. At 0631 AEDT on Friday, the December ...

Domacom app linked to next-gen RM product launch

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... enables property owners to unlock some of the equity from their property. As well as being able to purchase a partial interest in properties of their choice, DomaCom's platform is also expected to help investors purchase as much as is available or as ...

RBA holds rates but deploys rhetoric as magic pudding

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... George Lucas. Yesterday the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised the market by holding off on its decision to cut interest rates, citing unexpected inflationary pressure as well as improving global economic data, particularly from the US and China. ...