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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight amid warnings of weaker company profits. At 0756 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 5,041. In economic news ...

ASIC bans broker for deceptive conduct

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Perth-based insurance broker after it found he had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct. ASIC found that John Andrew Barr, of Darlington, Western Australia ...

Listed property funds unlikely to repeat returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The listed property sector is unlikely to repeat the strong returns it has posted over the last 12 months in the coming year, according to the latest Zenith Investment Partners research. Zenith investment analyst Jonathan Baird said high turnover within ...

ASIC admits Commonwealth FP investigation was "not adequate"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Communication with the whistleblowers who revealed poor practices within the Commonwealth Bank Financial Planning (CFP) unit was inadequate the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has admitted. ASIC recently submitted a 18-page document ...

Suncorp Life profit to drop 75%

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
Suncorp Life net profit after tax (NPAT) is expected to drop approximately 75% due to increasing discount rates and the poor performance of the life insurance division. The company made public a financial update of its preliminary results for financial ...

FSC denounces lost super threshold rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has denounced the government's plan to raise the threshold at which inactive superannuation account balances can be transferred to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Currently, inactive account balances of under ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has rallied on the back of positive manufacturing data from the United States, undeterred by a weaker economic outlook from the federal government. The Australian share market was 0.7 per cent higher in early afternoon trade ...

Bank levy upsets senior lobby

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Lobby group National Seniors Australia have criticised the government's plan to put a 0.05% levy on bank deposits in 2016, saying it will force pensioners into riskier investment alternatives. National Seniors Australia chief executive Michael O'Neill ...

Women need 7% more super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Women's superannuation contribution rates would need to be 7% higher than men's in order to achieve gender equality, a study has found. Research by Michael E Drew and Anup K Basu, entitled 'The Case for Gender-Sensitive Superannuation Plan Design' ...

Pro bono advice on rise amid regulatory change

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Industry efforts to keep up with regulatory changes have not affected advisers' interest in providing pro bono services, and some are already asking for a coordinated approach from the whole industry. "There has been some interest recently to take a ...