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New reports to stir financial planning perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... sales-driven culture inside the Commonwealth Bank's financial planning unit has prompted the Financial Planning Association (FPA) to leap to advisers' defense. Tonight's airing of 'Banking Bad' on the ABC's Four Corners program is set to stir the debate ...

Leap in appetite for overseas assets

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
Investor appetite for overseas assets jumped 15% in March, according to the Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index (CGIII), and is now at the second highest level since the index was constructed in June 2013. The Index collates the views of over ...

FEATURE: Advisers go solo

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street after new Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's Congressional testimony appeared to reassure investors. At 0820 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures ...

ETF assets to surpass hedge funds in 12-18 months

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The exchange traded funds (ETF) industry could surpass the hedge fund industry in assets under management (AUM) in the next 12-18 months according to EY's Global ETF Survey. The report said while growth rates will be highest in Asia and lowest in the ...

Super subsidies cost $32bn: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
As the government prepares for a review of unsustainable welfare payments, Treasury has released its 2013-14 Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) that confirms the cost of superannuation tax subsidies is $32 billion. The TES is produced each year and is ...

PROFILE: AMP Horizons director Amelia Constantinidis

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... in its relatively short history to date. The scheme's focus on education and on developing people who want to make a huge leap to improve their career prospects resonates particularly strongly with Constantinidis. She says that as the daughter of first ...

Risk Premium inflows up 9.6% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Risk Premium inflows increased 9.6% year on year in the 12 months to 31 December, according to the latest figures from Plan For Life. AIA Australia led the way with inflows increasing by 20.1% during the year. BT / Westpac saw the second highest inflows ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian market is trading higher on Wall Street's overnight gains and comments suggesting the US economic stimulus program will run into next year. Janet Yellen, nominated to take over as head of the Federal Reserve, overnight said the US economy ...

Rational exuberance?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
Some years back I used to have discussions with several of my gentle readers (you know who you are, gentle folks) about whether or not QE would work, is working, or not. The passage of time since the Fed minted its first QE dollar had proven that it ...