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Risk adviser sentiment up in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
Risk advisers are feeling more positive than in the last two years about the viability of their practice after sales volumes went up in 2013, according to the latest Zurich Risk Adviser Sentiment Index. Advisers are now feeling considerably more optimistic ...

Gloomy outlook forces Crowe Horwath to trim business

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
Crowe Horwath is expecting revenue to go down in the first half of financial year 2014 and has decided to eliminate "business distractions." The company has revealed that it expects revenue of its business services division to be down by 4% in the first ...

Start structured giving with just $20,000

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013

Think Holden, think not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
OMG! They killed Kenny...errr, Holden. Australia would be watching Holden's tail lights as it drives its car-making business out of Australia in 2017, Holden managing director Mike Devereux announced yesterday. This is because, like a spoiled brat ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international bourses after US politicians reached a budget deal. At 0841 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 36 points at 5,089. US Democratic senator ...

AUI investors approve property fund merger

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Investors in Australian Unity Investments' (AUI) Fifth Commercial Trust (FCT) have approved the merger with AUI's Office Property Fund (OPF). The decision will result in a $370 million property fund which holds office properties in New South Wales ...

SMSFs eye offshore assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors have signaled much stronger appetite for investing offshore compared to their non-self-managed counterparts. According to the latest Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII) report, 50% of SMSF investors ...

LGS carbon screening possible, but not imminent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The board of Local Government Super (LGS) will consider toughening its screening of investments in companies exposed to coal mining and other fossil fuels, but is unlikely to make any decisions before February, according to LGS head of sustainability ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following slides on international markets after a US Federal Reserve official said there could be a small cut in its stimulus program next week. At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The Australian stock market has pushed higher as bargain hunting investors take advantage of the previous day's sell-off. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the local market had pushed ahead despite a lacklustre lead from Wall Street. ...