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FSC report warns of default super 'turmoil'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) review of default superannuation will cost $400 million and throw the superannuation of 2.25 million Australians into "turmoil", the Financial Services Council (FSC) has claimed. The FSC's claims come on the back of a ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The Australian stock market has opened flat despite another strong session on Wall Street led by corporate giants Apple and Facebook. A strong demand for iPhones in China lifted Apple fiscal third quarter profits up by 11.6 per cent and helped the computing ...

Fixed it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The times, they are a-changin'. We've come a long, long way Virginia. Yes, us, Australians all... for the times, they have a-changed. Not so long ago, many were concern over Australian bank's vulnerability to rising interest rates because of their reliance ...

Investors vulnerable as property schemes shirk risk disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Unlisted property fund managers who fail to adequately disclose risks are placing investors in a vulnerable position according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said a review into the sector's ...

FSI recognises the "powerful force" of tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Technology is a powerful force for change in the financial system, but future changes will present both opportunities and risks, the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) interim report said. "The rapid pace of technology change has already had a significant ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher, buoyed by gains on Wall Street and record production results from BHP Billiton. In the US the Dow Jones finished 0.36 per cent higher after investors welcomed the best existing-home sales figures in eight ...

Arrows and more arrows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
It's so stupid, it's become not funny anymore. Talks about easing geo-political risk causing investors to go back into risk assets overnight -- the same way increased geo-political risk sent them away the night before. Geo-political risk down, Wall ...

JANA adds property consultant to research team

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
JANA has appointed Alastair McIntosh to a newly created role as a consultant focusing on property research. JANA said the appointment reflects a need to increase property research resources at a time when demand from institutional clients is growing. ...

IOOF launches defensive equity portfolio

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The IOOF MultiMix investment team has launched a defensive equity portfolio as a response to the decline in cash and bond yields. "The decline in cash and bond yields has meant that income needs to be sought elsewhere," IOOF portfolio manager of Australian ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
Headlines upon headlines remains littered with MH17 and what happens next as the international community vents its anger on Russia. 'twas these headlines that reportedly downed Wall Street overnight. But we surely know what comes after the dip, 'eh ...