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"Bad apples" slipping through the cracks: ASIC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... robust," he said. A discussion paper on reference checking is in the works, and will be released soon. After an initial round of risk-based surveillance was introduced in 2009, Coates said that the next phase was well underway - and would now be placing ...

Hunter Hall appoints ex-Perpetual CEO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Hunter Hall International has appointed former Perpetual chief executive officer David Deverall as its new chief following the resignation of David Buckland earlier this year. Deverall will commence with the firm and assume a board seat on July 30 ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... whose economy expanded by only 0.7% in the March quarter of 2012 - two years ago it was growing at a 7%-9% clip. And to round it all up, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) head honcha, Christine Lagarde, stated last week that the IMF will be slashing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... release of meeting minutes by the US Federal Reserve overnight disappointed traders hoping for an indication that another round of quantitative easing was on the way. European markets were fixed amid the announcement of austerity measures in Spain. The ...

Education charities get philanthropy boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
Distributions given to education charities by Perpetual will triple this year as part of their 2012 NFP funding round. In total $12.5 million in funding was allocated from discretionary trusts to charitable not-for-profit organisations. The education ...

Two cuts and a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012

IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... the Europhoria spurred spike at the end of last month. With economic indicators pointing in every direction - up, down and round and round - and market sentiment held hostage by what's between the ears of politicians and central bankers, the IMF's recent ...

Tell that to the marines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... the table. But as markets go, this had been replaced with a fresh - nay, a recycled - one. And this is that last night's round of economic releases confirm that the US economy and the world is slowing down - even threatening a double dip. The Institute ...

Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... "Managing for after-tax returns is essential to maximising members' long-term net financial interests," he said. Speaking at a round table yesterday, Lawrence said that pre-tax manager and fund assessments can be materially different to post-tax assessments ...

US equities a gateway to emerging markets

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... years during Q4 2011, growing by 3%. However, The United States Federal Reserve recently opted not to embark on another round of quantitative easing - dubbed QE3 - which would have seen it engage in an aggressive bond-buying spree, driving up the value ...