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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a better session on Wall Street where stocks were drifting between small gains and losses in late afternoon trading. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

BNP Paribas custody MD resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
BNP Paribas Securities Services managing director Peter Baker has resigned and will leave the company on Friday. Baker, who had spent 10 months in the role, informed the executive team of his decision to leave the firm this week. Financial Standard ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Talk about being careful... for they might come true. 'Twas not so long ago that Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) and the IMF worried about complacency in the financial markets as indicated by low, down on the ground ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
Australian shares looks set to open lower following substantial falls on international markets as investors take fright at new US data underscoring the fragile state of the global economy. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures ...

Fraser and Hewson support ANU's right to divest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
A group of investors and prominent Australians, including former prime minister Malcolm Fraser and former Liberal leader John Hewson, have signed a statement supporting the Australian National University's right to divest from companies. The statement ...

CFS adds annuities to platforms

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
Challenger and CommInsure annuities will soon be available on Colonial First State's retail platforms FirstChoice and FirstWrap. The annuity products will be added to the two platforms in mid-2015. It will be the first time an annuity product is made ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat as Wall Street trades in positive territory. At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,175. Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

AFA questions ASIC life report

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
AFA chief executive Brad Fox raised concerns over the methodology of Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) report on life insurance advice that was released last week. He told the media that there were questions over the methology ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Former Liberal leader John Hewson has said that over-investment by banks and pension funds in carbon-exposed industries could lead to a global financial crisis that dwarfs the 2008 crash. Hewson was speaking in his capacity as chairman of the Asset ...

Kate McCallum wins AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has awarded the Female Excellence in Advice Award to Multiforte Financial Services adviser Kate McCallum. The award, in partnership with TAL, seeks to focus attention on financial advice as an excellent career ...