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FEATURE: In search of the missing asset class

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
Recent regulatory changes have removed some of the barriers the Australian corporate bond market has posed to issuers and investors. But Australia is still some way behind its international peers. Mark Smith finds out what more can be done to improve ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
The Australian stock market was higher in early trade following on from Wednesday's strong gains and Wall Street hitting record highs overnight. The gains mark a strong start to the new fiscal year after what has been a flat to weak period for Australian ...

TWU defends mandatory TWU Super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... majority of which went in payments to 'superannuation liaison officers' (SLOs). While Caine said he could not verify the figure, he said there was "nothing secret" about the relationship between the union and the fund. However, while he acknowledged ...

FPA calls for industry summit to restore trust in advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... of CBA and ensuring we never see something like this again." He called for a summit chaired by an "eminent, independent figure" and asked all leaders and stakeholders in the industry to "attend the summit and then sign up to recommendations." Rantall ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Australian stock market was higher in early trade following on from Wednesday's strong gains and Wall Street hitting record highs overnight. The gains mark a strong start to the new fiscal year after what has been a flat to weak period for Australian ...

ASFA calls for lifetime contribution caps

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... Superannuation is also reducing government expenditure on the Age Pension, with around $7 billion currently saved annually - a figure that is projected to rise substantially as the system matures. "For Australians to experience a comfortable lifestyle ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after both the Dow Jones and the S& P 500 reached record highs for the second session in a row, buoyed by good jobs figures. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
A rebound in the local banking sector has helped the Australian share market to open higher, after Wall Street stocks surged to new records. Strong Chinese manufacturing figures and surprisingly good US car sales pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Superpartners suspends platform development

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... that the aborted project exceeded its budget by $180 million. Superpartners did not respond to a request to verify this figure. In a statement, Superpartners joint owner AustralianSuper said: "The Shareholder Funds (that is, AustralianSuper along with ...

Platinum steps up focus on adviser market

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has revealed that Platinum Asset Management will be its main sponsor for its 2014 Professionals Congress in Adelaide in November. In an interview with Financial Standard in April, Platinum co-founder and managing ...