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Wall Street snubs the IMF

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
"The global growth projection for 2014 has been marked down by 0.3 percent to 3.4 percent, reflecting both the legacy of the weak first quarter, particularly in the United States, and a less optimistic outlook for several emerging markets. With somewhat ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank reaches agreement in Great Southern case

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
An agreement has been reached in the legal battle between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and lenders who invested in Great Southern, with the borrowers admitting that their loans are valid. Around 8200 investors borrowed more than $550 million from the bank ...

AustralianSuper awards residential property mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
AustralianSuper plans to increase its holdings in direct Australian residential property in a new deal with property managers QIC and ISPT. There was no dollar figure attached to the 'mandate' - rather, QIC and ISPT will look for investment opportunities ...

Prime Value Opportunities Fund added to BT Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Boutique Australian equities manager, Prime Value Asset Management, has had its concentrated Prime Value Opportunities Fund accepted onto the BT Wrap platform. The Prime Value Opportunities Fund invests in a concentrated portfolio of equities. During ...

YBR adopts cloud-based planner software

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has migrated all its core business processes to a cloud-based platform to keep pace with technology changes. Software platform NetSuite has replaced all the previous systems, including those in the financial management division ...

Fixed it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The times, they are a-changin'. We've come a long, long way Virginia. Yes, us, Australians all... for the times, they have a-changed. Not so long ago, many were concern over Australian bank's vulnerability to rising interest rates because of their reliance ...

Investors vulnerable as property schemes shirk risk disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Unlisted property fund managers who fail to adequately disclose risks are placing investors in a vulnerable position according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). ASIC commissioner Greg Tanzer said a review into the sector's ...

Employee rehabilitation key to reduce claims costs: AIA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Rehabilitation for employees and early intervention could be the key drivers in reducing the claims costs experienced by superannuation funds, employers and employees in what remains a challenging life insurance market, according to insurer AIA Australia. ...

Arrows and more arrows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
It's so stupid, it's become not funny anymore. Talks about easing geo-political risk causing investors to go back into risk assets overnight -- the same way increased geo-political risk sent them away the night before. Geo-political risk down, Wall ...

Govt begins long-awaited retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The government has launched its much-anticipated review of Australia's underdeveloped retirement income industry with the release of a comprehensive discussion paper. The 21-page paper discusses measures to overhaul the entire regulatory regime of the ...