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ACCC postpones Perpetual and Trust merger ruling

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... has delayed making a decision on Perpetual's proposed takeover of The Trust Company to allow Perpetual to provide it with extra information. The decision date was previously slated for 11 July but a spokesperson for the ACCC said a new date would be ...

Paul Heath resigns as JBWere CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013
Paul Heath has resigned from his role as JBWere chief executive officer, NAB Wealth said today. Heath will remain JBWere chief executive until mid-July to support the transition to an interim CEO and NAB, in conjunction with the JBWere board, will conduct ...

Chi-X saved investors $215 million in first year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... despite the industry facing other significant cost pressures. "We have heard a lot from the trading community about the extra tech and regulatory costs they have to bear now, so we were somewhat expecting our results to reflect that," Professor Aitken ...

Accountants eye full AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... advice they would be able to give under a full licence. "Why do the 95% of training for a 10% outcome, when you can do an extra 5% and be able to do everything?," Lane asked. Under a limited AFS licence, accountants will be able to give advice on the ...

End of QE sounds death knell for 'zombie' stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... Compiled of debt securities issued by non-investment grade companies, this sector has seen significant demand as a result of extra liquidity in the system. Corporations in this sector have been able to issue bonds at historically low interest rates and ...

Shorten maps out government super legacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... No retrospectivity, no uncertainty." Shorten said that on July 1 this year Australians over age 60 will be able to put an extra $10,000 into their savings and the upper age limit on superannuation will also be gone. "The downward pressure on fees and ...

Still in Goldilocks land

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
This is it! The is the time, this is the moment, this is the week when the most powerful man in the world set the record straight on this whole Fed tapering/unwinding/scaling back business. Can you hear that too, Virginia? The financial markets' collective ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's rocky start ended with a more-than-one-per-cent gain, shrugging off fears that central banks will soon end their stimulus measures. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the June share price index ...

Big groups court AFS advisers with inducements

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Australian Financial Services (AFS) Group practices have been offered substantial financial deals to join bigger groups after the group entered into administration, according to a former AFS chief executive. Beacon Financial managing director former ...

StatewideSuper withdrawn from SelectingSuper assessment

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... information is publicly available. He said Rainmaker's research program encompasses investment performance, fees, group insurance, extra services, governance and product design. Their most recent report into super fund group insurance covered 14,200 ...