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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market has opened lower as tensions increase over Ukraine and the Middle East conflicts. Australia's market followed negative leads on Wall Street overnight with all three major US exchanges ending the day in the red. The Dow Jones ...

Tit-for-tats and all that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Oh well, at least I got that one right. Er, half right to be fully correct. I was so wrong in thinking that the growing tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan as the next big 'crisis' to watch out for but I was bloody right that it would be Vlad that ...

Consumer awareness of vertical integration plummets

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
The number of consumers unaware that their financial adviser works for a dealer group aligned with the big institutions has significantly increased over the past year. In 2013, 51% of the clients using Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom thought ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Australian share market continues to slide on negative leads from Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. Declines in the base metals and oil prices overnight, combined with further falls in US and European equity markets on Friday, are weighing ...

Super fund trustees say manager fees too high

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
More than 40% of super fund investment trustees believe fund managers will need to trim their fees to remain competitive. A However, just 6% of managers agree. The figures came from two corresponding surveys conducted by Frontier Advisors. The consultant ...

Default pensions 'very logical' solution: Brogden

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
A MySuper-style default retirement product could be "a very logical" way to encourage retirees to take income streams rather than lump sums, according to Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden. Brogden's comments came in response ...

PROFILE: Sunsuper chief executive Scott Hartley

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
In January, former NAB executive Scott Hartley leapt across the chasm that separates the retail and industry sides of superannuation, becoming chief executive of Sunsuper. Six months in, he reflects on the differences- or lack thereof - of the two sides. ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
From the Financial Systems Inquiry to the value of vertical integration and post-FOFA advice, next week's Financial Services Council (FSC) conference will tackle issues that will shape the industry in future years. The annual FSC conference is unique ...

Companies must understand their investors better, report says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
ASX-listed companies must work harder to understand what motivates the voting decisions of their major investors, a new report from the Governance Institute of Australia has argued. This call, part of a list of best practice principles and guidelines ...

It's all about the US week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
Sit back and enjoy the first two days of this week for starting mid-week... financial markets' moods could swing - for the better or the worse - on America. Yes Virginia, this week is all about the US of A. Sure Virginia, there'll be speculations galore ...