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Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
Raise your hands all ye who thinks that their economy is growing above and beyond potential, that there's no slack in their nations' respective labour markets or that their labour force is not "under-utilised", and that it's time... to normalise interest ...

IOOF reports record growth

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
Financial services company IOOF has reported double digit growth in its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT), reporting a result of $123 million for the full year ending 30 June. UNPAT was up a record 13%, while net profit after tax (NPAT) was $101.3 ...

Movers and shakers

Surprise exit for van Eyk asset consulting team Van Eyk's three person asset consultant team has left the company, the company has confirmed. Head of asset consulting Jonathan Ramsay and asset consultants Fil Andronaco and Jonathan Tolub resigned their ...

Janet's Jackson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
"Ain't no value high enough, ain't no Putin tough enough, ain't no ISIS mad enough" to keep investors away from Wall Street and... Yes I know it's a double negative (but that's how the song goes and you know what it means) but more importantly, you ...

IRESS reports profit increase in Australia

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
IRESS has reported an increase in profit for its Australian and New Zealand arms in its half year results to 30 June 2014. For the local region operating revenue was up 6.3% with an increase in segment profit of 8%. According to the technology provider ...

Adviser jailed for blowing client funds on fast cars

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
An adviser who defrauded investors out of $1 million to rent sports cars and buy a house has been jailed for more than five years following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Carlo Cini, a former director ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,527. Wall Street stocks have finished mostly higher as US Federal ...

Challenger to raise $530m to fund further annuities growth

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Challenger is looking to raise a total of $530 million to inject further growth in its booming annuities business. The figure will be raised from a combination of a $250 million institutional share placement, a $30 million retail share placement and ...

Cap market efficiency plummets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
Reinforcing why the government initiated the Financial System Inquiry, economic research by Industry Super Australia has revealed that the financial services sector is becoming less efficient at raising capital. The cause of the problem, according to ...

SMSF wind up trend is not real: SuperGuardian

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) administrator SuperGuardian has rebuked claims that SMSF trustees are increasingly winding up their funds. The provider argues that Australian Taxation Office (ATO) figures for the five years to June 30, 2013, show that ...