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2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... held to account for their predictions, economists never are. See you online next year. In the meantime, follow us on Twitter. Ben Ong is on leave

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... easing and said it would not lift interest rates until unemployment was under control. However, the head of the central bank, Ben Bernanke, said the looming fiscal cliff of huge tax hikes and deep spending cuts was already hitting the economy. The yen ...

NZ Super fund kicks out companies

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Three construction companies have been kicked out of the $20 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund's investment portfolio for allegedly breaking international laws in Palestine. Listed companies Africa Israel and its subsidiary Danya Cebus, Elbit ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
The Australian market has opened flat after Wall Street fell in response to comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that there was nothing he could do if the US fell off the "fiscal cliff". At 1036 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

MLC removes managers

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
Four Australian equities managers have been let go in a shakeup of two of National Australia Bank-owned MLC's investment strategies, the wealth manager revealed yesterday. Three new Australian equities managers were also appointed, with the changes ...

CEO succession unveiled at Threadneedle

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
International investment manager Threadneedle has revealed plans for its current boss Crispin Henderson to move across to parent company Ameriprise Financial. Threadneedle announced today that subject to regulatory approvals, chief executive officer ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... the US Federal Reserve to boost the US economy. Wall Street was higher but fell in the last hour of trade as Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the US economy is already being hurt by the fiscal cliff standoff in Washington. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... having to resort to quantittative easing to manage the economy, then it's a price not worth paying. Just ask the Americans. Ben Ong is on leave

Bendigo to offer Challenger annuities in new deal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Bendigo Financial Planning will offer Challenger's Liquid Lifetime annuities under the Bendigo brand, under a new deal between the two groups. The annuities provide a guaranteed income for life with access to capital within the first 15 years of the ...

Advisers risk wasting 2013: van Eyk Advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Instead of preparing for an onslaught of regulatory change, Australian financial planning businesses are in danger of wasting next year, van Eyk Advice has warned. 'Grandfathering' provisions in the federal government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) ...