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Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a new record low and oil prices rebounded. At 0837 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 97 points at 5,740. Consumers are waiting ...

Work harder to fight negative press: AFA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... for the idea, few had followed up with funding. "The reaction from many advisers seems to be that it is someone else's problem or responsibility to make this type of change happen," she said. However, Houghton believes this is changing. "We have a meeting ...

Asset owners throwing money away in hidden fees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
There are as many as 160 ways asset owners are likely to unnecessarily lose money to hidden costs. But the good news is they can be uncovered and eliminated. That's according to Novarca, a consultancy specialising in what it calls 'cost pattern analysis.' ...

Spike in SMSF borrowing breaches

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... resulting in some SMSF trustees thinking it was permissible to use their fund to borrow to overcome a short term liquidity problem - much like a small business seeking a temporary extension to a bank overdraft in difficult circumstances." Now into its ...

AMP Capital issues deflation warning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
AMP Capital head of investment strategy and chief economist Shane Oliver has warned investors to be wary of deflation but is optimistic that any ill effects will be short-lived. "In the current environment sustained deflation could cause problems. Falling ...

APRA relaxes 'select' option data rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has reacted to industry pressure and watered down the data reporting requirements for super funds regarding 'select' investment options. Select investment options are non-MySuper investment options. ...

Auld lang syne

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2015
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?" - Robert Burns Happy 2015 to all you gentlereaders. We're back in space - cyberspace that is - and, it seems, so are the economic and financial market uncertainties that littered the dying ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... been bemoaned by many in the industry. But 2014 saw, for the first time, some meaningful movement towards tackling the problem. The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) put the issue at the centre of its interim report, floating a number of possible reforms. ...

AIA and Nest launch accelerator program

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
AIA Group Limited has announced the launch of a 12-week accelerator program to support innovative businesses and entrepreneurs. The initiative is a collaborative effort between AIA and Nest, a Hong Kong based investment incubator led by Simon Squibb. ...

Beddoes creates 10 Minute Business Planner

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... tools. We are seeing effective managers regularly reviewing business fundamentals to identify gaps before they become a problem," Dr. Tucker said. Beddoes is currently producing a snapshot of the advice sector to share with the broader adviser community ...