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Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... bottomline: The ECB sent a clear signal of its commitment to do "whatever it takes" to get growth and inflation going. The hope is that this would be sufficient to reverse the developing pessimism for the region. If not, the ECB could always announce ...

HESTA and SVA launch impact investment fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... investing will encourage other large investors. "With more than $2 trillion managed by superannuation funds in Australia, we hope to see more institutional investors realise that they can make investments that can both earn a financial return and make ...

Reform summit must keep momentum: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... need and should not be radically restructured today. "The National Reform Summit is part of an important conversation and I hope to see further collaboration and discussion between key stakeholders in the coming weeks," Vamos said. At the summit a cross-sector ...

Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... government contracts dropping 41% (infrastructure) and 60% (resources and industrial). "We could have stayed in the stock and hope for a rally or a recovery, but if they lose the [government] contracts, that will have an impact; so we took the view of ...

It's the Fed, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Are we barking at the wrong tree? Let me rephrase that, we are barking at the wrong tree. It has been less than a month ago - before this wailing and gnashing of teeth - that bad China news brought hopes that central command would fight back with stimulus ...

A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
... on for much longer, we might just see something we haven't seen in 14 years - an Australian recession. Then again, there's hope young lady, one you, I and Irene can be thankful for, and that is the Australian dollar is falling. Hip, hip... The Reserve ...

Countplus sells back stake in advice firms

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Commonwealth Bank-owned Countplus has sold its stake in two advice firms to management and senior employees. Employees and principals of Gold Coast firm MBA Partnership have bought back Countplus' 40% interest in the business. A 30% stake of Melbourne-based ...

Insurance literacy on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... Lifebroker general manager Alex Homer. He added, "This represents a change from similar research over recent years and, I would hope, is an example of consumers' increasing understanding of the benefits of life insurance, beyond cost. "Further, we know ...

Instreet grows sales team

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
Boutique investment manager, Instreet Investment, has expanded its sales team with the appointment of two senior staff. Marcus Obermeder and James Poon join as sales director and head of product development respectively. A financial adviser and investment ...

Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
Roll out the barrel, roll out the barrel of fun... for it's gonna be a good day, gonna be a good, good day for Australian equities. Well, at least at the open with the SPI futures trading up 36 points. Yes, at the open, for we've been here many, many ...