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Advisers should engage clients on health

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
The Australian National Preventative Health Organisation (ANPHA) has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging advisers to develop ways of engaging clients on preventable health issues such as heart disease and diabetes. With at least 60% of Australian ...

Time to be fearful?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
Shutdown: Day 15 and counting...2 days to go till the US debt hits the ceiling. So what else is new? True to form...and recent history, it looks like the political powers in Washington will again take it to the limit. US President Obama must be wishing ...

Women's retirement anxiety is increasing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Women are developing deep seated concerns over not having enough retirement funds, according to the MLC Australian Wealth Sentiment Survey. The survey questioned more than 2000 Australians, with special emphasis on gender, age and location. The main ...

ASIC has risk advice in its sights

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) deputy chairman Peter Kell has the retail insurance sectors in his sights, announcing that the regulator will conduct major surveillance of the sector. Kell said ASIC is in the process of gathering ...

netweath platform to host SSgA Retirement Solution funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
State Street Global Advisors' (SSgA) Retirement Lifestyle Solution funds will soon be available on the netwealth investment platform. SSGA said the netwealth launch is the first step in making the strategies available to financial advisers and direct ...

Sinodinos confirms election promises will be met

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
In his first public address since taking office the Minister reiterated Prime Minister Tony Abbot's plan to reduce red tape, promote greater competition and improve infrastructure in a bid to make Australia a more productive economy. "The cumulative ...

Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
The Australian share market is making strong gains on signs in the US of progress in negotiations to raise the country's debt ceiling. Republicans have held talks with President Barack Obama, enough to send global markets higher, even though the talks ...

DEXUS, Canada bid for Commonwealth Prop Fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
DEXUS Property Group and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) have joined forces in a bid to take over Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA). DEXUS announced today that the consortium had made an indicative, non-binding proposal to Commonwealth ...

Sovereign Wealth Funds surge to $5 trillion

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Sovereign Wealth Funds across the globe have added $750 billion to their total assets under management over the last year to reach $5.38 trillion, according to new research from Preqin. The growth, which was attributed to the launch of a number of new ...