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High-risk pursuits may undermine super funds' solvency

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015

ANZ SMSF head moves to Zurich

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
Head of wrap and self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) platforms at ANZ, Raelene Seales, will be joining Zurich Australia as chief operating officer general insurance. A wealth and banking specialist, Seales will begin the role at Zurich in August ...

ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... a trip to Greece last month we went to visit a residential property complex because that's usually the best way to have a feel of what's happening on the ground. In nine out of the 10 apartments we visited, the owner told us what the price was... and ...

Greece's bundle of debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... there's the small repayment matter of a,-4.8 billion due in July and a,-3.5 billion the month after. And how does the IMF feel about this? According to 'The Telegraph', "The decision to bundle the payments to the IMF brings forward a decision that was ...

ASIC bans Macquarie representative

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... agreed under an enforceable undertaking accepted by ASIC in January 2013. ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell said investors should feel confident that financial advisers are acting within the authority given to them by their licensee at all times and appropriately ...

Property groups looking through the schooner glass

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Australian property groups who recently made hospitality acquisitions may feel their choices are vindicated by a new report suggesting alcohol consumption has "rebounded" in the country. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 39 points at 5,726. The S&P 500 in the US rose to a fresh record close, led by strong ...

Aussie banks overpriced, undercapitalised: Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... undercapitalised relative to their global counterparts, Perpetual Investments global equities portfolio manager Garry Laurence said. "We feel much more comfortable investing in more attractively valued financials globally," he said. "Australian banks ...

No downing the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... high of US$0.8124 overnight. The dollar-A is fetching US$0.8121 as I scribble. It's a double whammy for the dollar-A. The "feel good" factor from the "go for growth" Budget is expected to revive business and consumer confidence and get Australian economic ...

China exposure best through Australia: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... unhedged. "India has benefitted from falling oil prices, its government has credibility and the reforms seem to be working. We feel really strongly about it," he said. BlackRock also has positions in Mexico and Slovenia, Thiel confirmed. "They are all ...