Bearing up

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The Reserve bank of Australia Bulletin for February 2003, states that the number of clients with margin loans increased in the December quarter, but the loan size decreased. The market has not regained itself since then, when the Reserve bank reported a 13 percent fall in margin calls.

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A bit of give and take

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The attempts by sin industries of gambling, tobacco and alcohol of being socially responsible are being thwarted by charities with ethics. The rejection of Tattersalls' $5 million donation by Salvation Army highlights the need to understand cause-related marketing.

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Research under the microscope

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The popular research companies tend to have more relationships with the fund managers, as financial institutions own many research houses and the issue of independence is very important. In Australia, the major research houses are van Eyk, Assirt and Morningstar.

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