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Mission accomplished?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
"O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting..." -- Walt Whitman "The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee at its ...

Inquiry sees spike in demand for legal action against CBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Law firms working to start a class action against Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) financial planning businesses have seen a spike in the number of affected consumers willing to join the legal cause. Maurice Blackburn principal John Berrill and Shine Lawyers ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed performance on Wall Street following a jump in US pending home sales and General Motors' announcement of another massive car recall. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
The share market is slightly lower as investors wait for more signs on the economy's health. Investors have shrugged off strong leads from the US to take profits as the 2013-14 financial year comes to an end, CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner ...

MySuper flips members out of millions: CSSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
MySuper may be leaving some disengaged members with much lower life insurance cover thanks to a new form of 'flipping', the Corporate Super Specialists' Alliance (CSSA) has warned. The practice of flipping members from less expensive corporate super ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
Financial advice associations and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have applauded the "historic" ban on commissions in general advice and welcomed the government's changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law. "We are extraordinarily pleased ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The share market has opened lower after the iron ore price dropped to a two-year low and tensions in Iraq hurt overseas markets. Iraq is a key concern among investors, Australian Stock Report senior equity analyst Benny Sada said. "There wasn't a lot ...

Investors beware IPOs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The excitement surrounding initial public offerings (IPOs) can inflate prices and lead investors away from their disciplined investment process, Hyperion portfolio manager Joel Gray has warned. "Rising equity markets have seen the tide of IPOs rise ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
"Never underestimate the power of optimism". I've never forgotten this slogan since children cancer charity "Camp Quality" advertised it on Victorian (Australia) television some years back. A click on its website shows that this slogan has now been ...

Palmer United will hold the key to FoFA approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
The Palmer United Party and a handful of fringe party senators will be critical to the approval of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have begun ...