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Easy CBs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
Ho-hum. Two minutes and a policy announcement and what have we got? More of the same - the same pledge, promise, commitment, indication that the world's biggest lenders of last resort would keep lending... at cheap as chips rates. Wall Street's happy.A ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set for a positive start to trade, after Wall Street lifted when the US Federal Reserve confirmed no change to its interest rate plans. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 23 points ...

PROFILE: netwealth head of advice Simon Micallef

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
Business and soccer have been parallel careers for netwealth head of advice Simon Micallef, and he has been moving swimmingly from one to another. But despite his love of the worldA game, he admits to Laura Millan that Australia will get its financial ...

BT to manage $1.2 billion for People's Choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
BT will manage $1.2 billion in funds under advice from member-owned financial institution People's Choice Credit Union. The credit union was previously working with multiple platform providers and individual fund managers and made the decision to look ...

States urged to recycle infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
The federal government is urging state governments to privatise infrastructure assets, with the creation of a $5 billion 'asset recycling initiative'. For a period of five years, the federal government will use this pool to pay state governments 15% ...

IOOF secures strong advice channel with SFGA bid

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
The IOOF bid to acquire all of SFGA shares would result in a non-aligned advice business larger than those of NAB, Westpac and ANZ. IOOF offered 0.104 shares for each SFGA share, which implies a value of $0.90 per SFGA share. The SFGA Board unanimously ...

Buffett discloses new Verizon investment

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Warren Buffett's company has disclosed a new investment of 11 million shares in Verizon Communications, and an increase in its stakes in Wal-Mart and IBM. Berkshire Hathaway on Thursday revealed the changes to its $US106 billion ($A114.69 billion) portfolio ...

Fostering ethical standards crucial to industry reputation: CFA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Promoting an industry-wide conversation about ethical practices and raising awareness about investors' rights will go a long way to improving the health and reputation of the financial services industry, according to CFA Societies Australia vice president ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Moving on up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
"Movin' on up Nothing can stop me Moving on up" - M People The Philippines has not made international headlines since Super Typhoon Haiyan wrought severe destruction in the country on 8 November 2013. To this day, rebuilding of infrastructures, homes ...