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I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
From this day forth, we'll all be trying to get inside that lady's head. Janet Yellen has just been sworn in as the new chief of that mightiest central bank in the world - the US Federal Reserve - but given the backdrop to her swearing in, Janet must ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower after Wall Street plunged as lacklustre reports on Chinese and US manufacturing activity added to concerns about economic growth and emerging-market economies. At 0845 AEDT on Tuesday, the March ...

Future Fund quiet on leadership changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Future Fund managing director Mark Burgess has remained tight-lipped on whether he believes former treasurer Peter Costello will be appointed the fund's chair, following speculation last week that he was the strong favourite for the role. But while ...

EQT reports lift in profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
Equity Trustees (EQT) has announced a 16.3% year-on-year lift in half-year revenue and a 21.6% increase in net profit after tax for the six months to 31 December 2013. Net profit after tax rose for the second half of 2013 rose to $5.4 million from $4.4 ...

ASIC takes most action against small business owners

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) took most of its criminal, civil and administrative actions against small business owners in the second half of 2013. The ASIC Enforcement Report from July to December 2013 reveals that the ...

Obama launches myRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
President of the United States Barack Obama has proposed a new retirement savings program called MyRA to help Americans prepare for retirement. The plan was unveiled in last week's 2014 State of the Union address. The plan will not require Congressional ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets on continued unease over emerging markets. At 0755 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 23 points at 5,120. In economic news on ...

ASIC examines risks posed by complex products

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a new report examining the risks posed by complex products and how it will work to regulate them. 'Report 384 Regulating complex products' outlines sets out ASIC's recent and current ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat despite solid gains on Wall St overnight, while David Jones has jumped over news it received and rejected a bid from Myer last year. Earnings in the US have continued to progress favourably, buoyed by data ...

Sinodinos defends "speedy" FoFA legislation

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
The Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has denied claims that the government's plan to implement the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reform measures through regulations, rather than via legislation, is a way to avoid opposition scrutiny. Speaking ...