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XTB launch opens corporate bonds to retail

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... for predicable, stable returns. But with interest rates at historical lows - and expected to remain low - we saw a definite gap in the market and have identified a solution that can form part of the broader development of the corporate bond market." ...

RBA cuts as expected, A$ does the unexpected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... 1.8%. Last night's US trade data showing an upward revision in the trade deficit to US$51.4 billion in March - the biggest gap since October 2008 -- from the initial estimate of US$42.0 billion could bring that 0.2% first quarter GDP growth into the ...

MTAA launches transition to retirement investment option

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... invests in other income yielding assets such as infrastructure, property and alternative credit assets. "The product fills a gap in the marketplace, with few superannuation funds currently offering investment options designed to deliver capital stability ...

Volcker Alliance proposes new US regulator system

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Six years after US financial regulatory mismanagement triggered the GFC, US policy makers are still debating how the US regulatory system should be restructured. The Volcker Alliance, a non-partisan regulatory think tank comprising former senior regulators ...

NAB to take "leading role" in advice remediation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... inquiry, NAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn said the bank was prepared to take a "leading role" in addressing the compensation gap for victims of poor financial advice. NAB advice client Veronica Coulston was raised as a specific example by Senator ...

IMF predicts drop in foreign earnings

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Australia can expect a drop in foreign earnings and a drag on growth this year according to the International Monetary Fund's most recent World Economic Outlook. The IMF said the downturn in the global commodity cycle is continuing to hit Australia's ...

FOS decries unpaid compensation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... previously raised in our submissions to the Inquiry, one of the key issues that FOS considers should be addressed is the clear gap in the consumer protection framework and the problem of unpaid compensation. While unpaid compensation was included as ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... index now considered over valued, Chinese investors have little other choice but to head south... at least until the arbitrage gap is closed. But as Reuters reports, "Hong Kong shares trading at discounts between 30 to 90 percent to their mainland peers". ...

Client satisfaction up despite bad press

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
Bad press, a tough business environment and rising compliance costs have had little impact on the positive experiences customers of the country's leading advice firms have had over the last 12 months, according to a new comprehensive research report. ...

Advisers need to provide multi-pronged services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... Limited Advice Report, which was based on a study of 6,256 Australians conducted at the end of 2014. There was a significant gap between expected and actual costs of financial advice. "When cost is taken into account as a factor, only a small proportion ...