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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat, following a weaker lead from Wall Street with US stocks fluctuating as oil prices again fall. At 0836 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,716. In local ...

ASIC chair discloses travel expenses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
ASIC chair Greg Medcraft has revealed a $45,000 travel expense budget in the six months to December 2014. This figure includes expenses for Medcraft and his staff, and covers trips to London, Milan and Rio di Janeiro for meetings pertaining to Medcraft's ...

Super tax subs worth $30bn in 2014

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... prepares to release the latest edition of the Intergenerational Report and recommence the Senate battle to pass its 2014-15 Budget, Treasury has released its Tax Expenditures statement showing that superannuation tax subsidies are still one of the most ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... open higher after Wall Street moved mainly slightly higher following US President Barack Obama's proposed $US4.0 trillion budget loaded with spending and tax reforms. At 0849 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 42 points ...

QIC closes on Sydney NorthConnex project

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... M2 motorways at Wahroonga and West Pennant Hills. It is a $3 billion project, consisting of a $2.65 billion construction budget and additional land and delivery costs. Construction will begin in 2015 and the project will complete by the end of 2019. ...

PIMCO appoints vice president, client analytics

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
PIMCO has appointed Dr. Laura Ryan as its new vice president, client analytics. Based in Sydney, Ryan will research and develop client solutions models for asset allocation, dynamic strategies and risk factor budgeting. As part of PIMCO's analytics ...

Government to blame for fall in business confidence

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... and has been either disappointed at the government's performance or frustrated at the government's inability to pass its budget." The debate was moderated by economist Tim Harcourt and it also included insights by Principal Global Investors' chief global ...

UK pension funds required to warn consumers

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... The policy shift to allow retirees to access their retirement savings this way was outlined in last year's UK national budget. Previously retirees we required to allocate their saving to an annuity, one usually sold by a life insurance company. To allay ...

Investment Trends releases 2014 platform report

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
Investment Trends has released its 2014 platform report, which compares 466 "key characteristics" of 12 major investment platforms. Originally made available to Investment Trends clients in December, the report highlights increasing regulatory compliance ...

Assistant Treasurer Sinodinos resigns

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014
... March or beyond. They'd both agreed it was necessary that an assistant treasurer be available to assist with next year's budget. "The prime minister has advised me that I cannot resume ministerial duties until the ICAC matters are completed and reported ...