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Super Mario delivers huge stimulus package

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day... I guess you'd say What can make me feel this way?" Mario, Mario, Mario Talkin' 'bout Q-E Q-E. Yes Virginia, he did it. Super Mario brought sunshine to the financial markets on this, a cold and cloudy Frankfurt day. ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
AMP Capital head of investment strategy and chief economist Shane Oliver has warned investors to be wary of deflation but is optimistic that any ill effects will be short-lived. "In the current environment sustained deflation could cause problems. Falling ...

ASFA supports ASIC electronic disclosure consultation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
The Association of Super Funds Australia (ASFA) has expressed its support for the ideas discussed in ASIC Consultation Paper 224 - Facilitating electronic financial services disclosures. It argued that ASIC facilitating electronic disclosure will assist ...

Melbourne planner launching crowd-funded positivity campaign

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
A Melbourne adviser is looking to crowd-fund a campaign to promote positive stories about financial planners. Spurred by negative press about the profession, Houghton Strategic Solutions owner and AFA member Melinda Houghton is launching Positivity ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
The Australian share market is higher after BHP Billiton's latest production report helped spark a rally in resources stocks. The market is more than one per cent higher, with BHP and Rio Tinto leading the charge. BHP on Wednesday announced it had lifted ...

AdviserLogic launches licensee-to-adviser tech tool

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
Software provider AdviserLogic has launched a tool to connect licensees and advisers more efficiently. The new services include a Licensee Console that allows advisers to create content, update it and automatically make it available to their planners' ...

Instos turn increasingly to real assets

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
Institutional investors are increasingly turning to real assets to increase investment returns and manage macro-environment risks, but would rethink allocations if interest rates rose significantly, according to a new survey from BlackRock. The survey ...

AIA appoints chief marketing officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
AIA Australia has appointed a chief marketing officer to lead a team of 41 people across a number of business areas. The life insurer has appointed former GE Capital A&NZ head of marketing and portfolio management Renae Smith to the role. Smith will ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains in oil prices and US and European sharemarkets. The March share price index futures contract was up 76 points at 5,307. On Friday, Wall Street stocks gained one per cent as oil prices rebounded ...

Former FSC policy head gets government role

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Former Financial Services Council (FSC) senior executive Martin Codina has been snapped up for a role in Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's office as chief of staff. Codina was at the FSC for eight years and spent around half of that time as the ...