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Japan's coming April fools' day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

GPT Group bows out of CPA bidding war

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... (ASX) that it would not be increasing its offer for the $3.9 billion commercial office property fund following "careful assessment" of the competing proposal. GPT Group chief executive and managing director Michael Cameron said that while the group's ...

Tyndall AM appoints investment risk manager

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... compiling timely reports to assess the methods used to measure risk management. "Collins will provide an independent assessment of investment risk and perform stress testing and scenario analysis to evaluate different risks. He will also be responsible ...

ISA and FSC clash over super in awards debate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
The industry superannuation sector has spoken out against the government's plan to change the industrial awards system, following the release of a discussion paper by Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos yesterday. By opening up the process - and potentially ...

AIA hoping to increase engagement through fitness

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... sold through financial advisers and clients who undertake the program will need to complete a full health and fitness assessment. They will earn points for undertaking healthy activities, such as running and going to the gym. Members of the program are ...

Accountants cautious to enter advice space

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... approved since July 1, 2013. "The difference includes applications going through the various stages of the application assessment process and some have actually withdrawn their application," Elvy said. Elvy said the figures were not surprising, despite ...

ASIC's whistleblowing demands too extreme: ACSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013

Law firm questions CBA compensation for Nguyen victims

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... client files, some of which were tainted with the questionable practices of Nguyen," the firm said. Also, the bank's assessment of the clients' investment positions "were sometimes more risk tolerant (thereby resulting in lower financial losses) than ...

SIFMA talks up Wall Street cyber defences

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The US Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has released its assessment report of their Wall Street cyber attack simulation and while it confirms their protocols performed adequately, it was the soft attack weapons that were ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... early in Wednesday's session as ratings agency Fitch placed the US on warning for a downgrade from its top-level AAA assessment. But at close in Europe, Frankfurt's DAX 30 climbed 0.47 per cent to set a new record close at 8,846.0 points. London's benchmark ...