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Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
"Ain't no value high enough, ain't no Putin tough enough, ain't no ISIS mad enough" to keep investors away from Wall Street and... Yes I know it's a double negative (but that's how the song goes and you know what it means) but more importantly, you ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,615. In Australia, company earnings season continues with ...

Countplus misses profit guidance

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
Countplus failed to achieve its profit guidance, revealing a 1.7% drop in its net profit after tax (NPAT) due to the sale of a poor performing business and the restructure of another. In its full year 2014 results announcement to the ASX, Countplus ...

AMP half year profit falls 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
AMP has reported a net profit of $382 million for the half year to June 30, 2014, down 3% from the same period last year. Underlying profit was $510 million, compared with A$440 million for 1H 13, up 16% half on half. AMP wealth management net cash ...

Adviser jailed for blowing client funds on fast cars

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
An adviser who defrauded investors out of $1 million to rent sports cars and buy a house has been jailed for more than five years following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Carlo Cini, a former director ...

Dimensional latest to join Calastone network

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
Global asset manager Dimensional Fund Advisors has become the latest manager to join Calastone's automated global transaction network service. Calastone specialises in automating manual processes for the managed fund and superannuation sectors. Previously ...

RBA to business: release the animal in you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
"What do you know about medicine?" This was what the doctor I consulted asked me when I asked for a stronger dose of antibiotics to rid me of the bacterial bugs that have invaded my body a few months back. Well doc, I may not know about medicine as ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,527. Wall Street stocks have finished mostly higher as US Federal ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... heavily, dropping $1.56, or 3.9 per cent, to $38.12 by 1200 AEST - their largest fall since March. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said BHP's plans had not been not well received by investors, but the rest of the market was helping to offset ...

Invesco launches new fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Invesco Australia has launched a new capital defensive income fund to the wholesale market. The Invesco Wholesale Senior Secured Income Fund opened on 14 August. It invests in US and European senior secured loans with a focus on income and preservation ...