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Citi develops white label banking for industry funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Citi is offering to white label its retail banking services for industry super funds as a way of stemming the outflow to retail funds and self-managed super funds (SMSFs), Financial Standard can reveal. In what could prove a lifeline to industry funds ...

Adviser appetite for infrastructure investments increasing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
The attractive risk/return profile and high level of income on offer from infrastructure investments mean the asset class is well suited to retail investors, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of Australian infrastructure Geoff Frankish. ...

Independence Day for the US economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
It was short, but oh so sweeet! Short was last night's trading activity in the New York Stock Exchange - 3.5 hours instead of 6.5 hours -- and we all know what the sweeet was - the Dow gatecrashed through 17K to a new record, the S&P 500 rose to new ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street where both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 reached record highs for a third straight session. At 0645 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up ...

YBR Smarter Money returns 5.0% over June quarter

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Yellow Brick Road Holdings' "active cash" fund, YBR Smarter Money (Smarter Money) has returned 5% per annum after all fund fees over the June quarter. Smarter Money is an "active cash" or short-term fixed-interest fund that invests in Australian deposits ...

ASFA calls for lifetime contribution caps

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for lifetime cap to non-concessional superannuation contributions for those with balances over $2.5 million. The recommendation is published in a report which analyses the impact ...

Slow and steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
WOW! Seen the latest ADP private payrolls number last night? The report showed 281,000 Americans found jobs in the private sector in June. This is the biggest monthly addition since the 293K added back in November 2012 and... it beat even the most optimistic ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after both the Dow Jones and the S& P 500 reached record highs for the second session in a row, buoyed by good jobs figures. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was ...

Christian super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Two Christian superannuation funds, Christian Super and Australian Christian Super, have are set to merge, which will see members gain fee and insurance benefits. The sub-$100 million Australian Christian Super will merge with the $850 million Christian ...

Australia and New Zealand accountants launch joint brand

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand has been launched as a joint brand that brings together the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) and the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA). The merger between the two ...