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Budget a 'missed opportunity': ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... direct more investment into infrastructure. "It should lead to an increased pipeline and more investment opportunities. So we feel overwhelmingly positive about those measures in the budget." He also said he was hopeful that federal and state governments ...

May worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
You can almost taste it. It's nearly here. That time of year when that age-old Wall Street adage tells us to go away. May is coming! And right on cue, we get spooks from renewed and escalated tension in the Ukraine and more evidences of a slowing China ...

PM Capital Emerging Asia added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... available on the Colonial FirstWrap platform. "Advisers want a managed funds menu that suits their diverse client base. We feel this product provides an addition to the Macquarie Wrap offering, which will help meet demand for Australian-domiciled investments ...

Consumers reluctant to use online advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... chance of being scammed" and were "scared of identity theft." Knowledge was also an issue. Less than a third of Australians feel financially savvy when it came to wealth management. Only 28% were confident enough to conduct wealth management activities ...

Younger Australians taking interest in superannuation

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... Australians expect to have more than enough money to retire on, compared to 4% for the rest of the population, while Queenslanders feel the least prepared with over 50% having far from enough money at retirement. "Many people don't start thinking about ...

AstuteWheel launch estate planning tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... added that "recommending the client to go see a solicitor is not enough." Egger explained that the tool allows clients to "feel empowered and informed" when they meet the solicitor and, at the same time, the tool "provides the solicitor with an understanding ...

Government takes aim at corporation tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
Australia's 30% corporation tax rate is getting in the way of the nation becoming a regional "financial services powerhouse", according to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Insurance ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... Index surged 69.05 (1.64 per cent) to 4,268.04. Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities, said investors feel more reassured about the US economy after "better" data, including a report Tuesday from the Institute for Supply Management ...

HFA Holdings chairman steps down

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
HFA Holdings Limited chairman Spencer Young is set to step down from his current position, as well as from the position of non-executive director of the listed company. Young told the board that he made the decision due to important upcoming personal ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite strong gains on Wall Street after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen was dovish about the US economy's recovery. At 0855 AEDT on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up four points ...