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Shorten responds to bias accusations

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... the Institute of Public Accountants came out in support of Minister Shorten, calling for what is best for the public interest to be the primary concern.

Grant Samuel signs US fixed income partner

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... retail market by the end of the year. "It's an Australian cash rate plus 3 per cent or plus 5 per cent. That's where the interest seems to be and we'll get a pretty good handle on where the risk appetite lies over the next few weeks," said Damien McIntyre ...

Mason Stevens launches leveraged product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... will be attracted to the dividends and franking credits on offer, as well as possible tax deductions on pre-payed annual interest. The instalments, arranged by Mason Stevens and issued by UBS, will be listed on the ASX. Investors will borrow 110 per ...

Proposed tough planner rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... planners which regulator, Australia Securities and Investments Commissions (ASIC), believe are acting in a way not in the interest of their clients. Increasing the impact and reach of ASIC to combat such situations as Storm Financial and Trio Capital ...

Dark pools attract larger trades and ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Chi-X owner, Instinet, has launched its first dark pool product for Australian equities, at a time when regulator ASIC is looking to review the trading industry. Instinet launched its Instinet BLX Australia yesterday, which will collect multiple orders ...

Russell heads back to Canberra

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Former Keating adviser and current State Super Trustee chair Don Russell is heading back to Canberra to run a commonwealth government department. Russell is also chair of the LUCRF industry fund investment committee and was formerly BNY Mellon Asset ...

All good but for the dollar A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
... year. Why oh why? Might be the uncertainty created by the carbon tax to and fro' debate. Might be the prospect of higher interest rates - the economy's expected to come good anyway. Might be because The Economist Magazine recently described Australian ...

CFSGAM looks to capitalise on multi-asset demand

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... the Netherlands, relocating them to Singapore to supply multi asset investors in Asia. "We've seen a large degree of interest over the past 6 to 12 months from institutional asset owners in Asia for this kind of skill set, so we're very much focused ...

Industry funds, independent platforms stand up for FOFA reforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... opposition to the axing of volume rebates and opt-in arrangements a desperate rearguard action that exposed the naked self-interest of those involved. "We now have the shameful spectacle of some industry parties lobbying to dilute the announced package," ...

Retiree internet use hits 80 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
One the myths of the internet age is that the web is for the young digitari while older Australians inhabit the analogue world. However, research contained in the 2011 Sensis Social Media Report reveals a fundamentally different picture. It found that ...