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Twisting the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... the same time lowers the US government's cost of borrowing and debt repayments. And as for Wall Street, lower long-term interest rates reduce (further) the attraction of bonds relative to stocks. Not only this, lower bond yields increases stock market ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... to shift $US400 billion in its shorter-term debt portfolio holdings to longer-term bonds in a bid to lower long-term interest rates and stimulate the economy. Markets had expected the plan, a version of the Fed's 1961 "Operation Twist," as well as the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... be impacting the banks, I can't think of any other reason," Mr Heffernan said. "Domestically, if there were to be an interest rate cut, that would be positive for the banks." Retail stocks were faring better, after David Jones met its financial guidance ...

SMSFs feeling the age gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
The ageing demographics of SMSF trustees may prove to be the real issue for the sector, but that isn't holding it back with rising growth rates and surging fund numbers, heard delegates at a Women in Super event yesterday. Speaking at the event, Sarah ...

QIC funds head departs amid restructure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... directly managed large cap Australian equities products in June, currently has eight boutiques including global fixed interest, global infrastructure, global real estate, global private equity and Australian small caps. The new heads of boutique management ...

Super survey reveals need for intrafund advice

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
Research by $3.8 billion industry fund, Energy Super, has revealed a lack of understanding about superannuation investments among its members, with more than 57.8% of those surveyed indicating they were interested in over-the-phone single-issue advice. ...

ISN submission targets advice requirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... financial advice. ISN said such standards were long overdue and had already come some way to address the issue with the Best Interest Duty proposal and the move to increase the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC) powers.

Glimmer of hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... Europe's central banks were jumping on top of each other trying to unload what they considered the non-appreciating, non interest bearing asset. They were selling gold at below US$300 an ounce back in the late 1990s - in exchange for sovereign debts ...

Psychological asset classes run investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Gold, silver and US Treasury bonds are all psychological asset classes that will eventually burn investors, according to a chief investment strategist. James Swanson, chief investment strategist, MFS Investment Management told Financial Standard that ...

Social media crises on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... can positively engage in social media or at least prepare a social media crisis plan. SR7 previously reported strong interest from financial firm boards wanting to explore social media, but they remain overly cautious of the online world. "The notion ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA
Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI
MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI
Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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