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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... set to open higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 vaulted to new records following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's pledge to maintain the central bank's easy-money policy for the foreseeable future. At 0756 AEST on Friday ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
Australian stocks are higher after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke indicated stimulus measures would remain in place for the forseeable future. Dr Bernanke sent markets alight on Thursday morning when he said the Fed would need to continue ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... participants thought the $US85 billion a month bond buying program should be wound up by the end of this year. US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke signalled last month that quantitative easing (QE) could end by mid-2014, depending on economic circumstances ...

ASIC slaps permanent ban on insurance claim manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... from the industry if they fail to comply with financial services laws and breach their employer's trust," ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said. Loy has the right to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for a review of ASIC's decision.

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... Financial Studies. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment is due out. In equities news, Nufarm chairman Donald McGauchie is scheduled to speak at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia lunch in Melbourne while Energy Resources ...

Buffett gives $2 billion to Gates Foundation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... Hathaway Class B shares - worth around US$2 billion - will go to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Buffett, who is chairman and chief executive of Berkshire, also gave 1.75 million shares to his own foundation and 1.2 million share to each of his ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... Management (GSAM) executive director of global fixed income Angus Bell. While recent comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke have signaled a possible tapering of quantitative easing before the close of 2013, the spectre of rising bond ...

Adviser uses dead people to earn commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... the right thing and are held to account. When they fall short, ASIC will take direct enforcement action," ASIC deputy chairman Peter Kell said. ASIC's investigation in Vyas is continuing.

ISN welcomes new National Infrastructure Plan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... infrastructure - in particular for industry superannuation funds. The aim of the plan, according to Infrastructure Australia's Chairman Sir Rod Eddington AO, is "to provide governments and the community with a clear set of actions to take advantage of ...

WA Local Super gets MySuper licence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... acknowledges that WA Local Super is leading the way in the Western Australian Superannuation industry," WA Local Super Fund chairman Nick Catania said. Chief executive John McNally said: "It is a major step in ensuring we can continue to offer a high ...