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FOS decries unpaid compensation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
The Financial Ombudsman Service believes a limited compensation scheme is the missing piece from regulatory discussions and suggested improvements in Australia's financial system. The call comes as part of the service's submission to the Financial System ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after losses on Wall Street. At 0644 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down eight points at 5,942. On Wall Street, stocks sagged ahead of the start of first-quarter-earnings ...

China slowdown will hit Australia

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
A Chinese economic slowdown will hit Australia as iron ore prices tumble, the World Bank says. The bank noted that Australia's growth pace had deteriorated sharply since the first quarter of 2014 as declining prices for key export commodities depressed ...

Advisers turning to annuities for longevity risk

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
An increasing number of financial advisers are recommending annuities to address growing concerns about longevity risk, according to Investment Trends' December 2014 Retirement Planner Report. The report, based on a survey of 617 financial advisers ...

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
What lifts all boats? Nah, Virginia, it's no longer "a rising tide" - not if you believe the IMF's latest annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) report published this month where it printed, "Output across advanced and emerging market economies remains ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
The share market is slightly higher on a quiet day, with the main indices trading within a narrow range around 5,900 points since interest rates were kept on hold. Offshore markets provided positive leads but CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner ...

Sovereign wealth funds growing despite falling commodity prices

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Assets under management increased for the majority of sovereign wealth funds in 2014 despite steadily declining oil and commodity prices, according to research by Preqin. This is significant, Preqin argues, because many sovereign wealth funds rely on ...

AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Housing is an expensive option for investors, offering low rental yields compared to all other assets except bank deposits and government bonds. This is the view of AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver, who recently penned an analysis on Australian ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
There was fear and a lot of uncertainty - perhaps even the biblical gnashing of teeth - back then, back during the late years leading to the expiry of the United Kingdom's 99-lease on Hong Kong from China on 1 July 1997. In Wikipedia's words, "Many ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
The average active fund's performance versus index strategies has worsened compared to the previous six months, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard. The report, issued semi-annually, tracks the performance of ...