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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after losses on Wall Street. At 0644 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down eight points at 5,942. On Wall Street, stocks sagged ahead of the start of first-quarter-earnings ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
The share market is slightly higher on a quiet day, with the main indices trading within a narrow range around 5,900 points since interest rates were kept on hold. Offshore markets provided positive leads but CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
The average active fund's performance versus index strategies has worsened compared to the previous six months, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard. The report, issued semi-annually, tracks the performance of ...

Statewide chief to depart

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
StatewideSuper chief executive John O'Flaherty will leave the company on 1 May. O'Flaherty held the role for five years, during which Statewide's financial planning arm was developed and its funds under management grew from $1.7 billion to $6 billion. ...

Views sought on super form changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... obligated to provide a standard choice of fund form to temporary residents or to employees when their superannuation funds merge. In November last year federal Minister for Small Business, Bruce Billson, announced the legislation is to be active from ...

Treasury Group CEO to step down

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
Treasury Group chief executive and managing director will leave the company later this year and will be replaced by the business' executive director. Andrew McGill was appointed to the role on July 2011 and was previously a founder and partner of mid-market ...

Connect Brokers sets up Asian initiative

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
Connect Financial Service Brokers has set up a specialist consultancy firm dedicated to connecting small and medium advice business owners with partnership opportunities in the Asia Pacific Region. The new business, Connect ASEAN, is based in Melbourne ...

ASIC bans former Patersons adviser for life

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a former Patersons Securities retail operations manager and financial adviser from practicing financial services. Based on a voluntary report submitted by Patersons Securities ...

Platinum AM appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The board of Platinum Asset Management has appointed a non-executive independent director. Stephen Menzies will be Platinum's fourth non-executive independent directors and will join the other four executive directors at the company's board. Menzies ...

PM Capital CEO leaves, replacement announced

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
PM Capital chief executive Chris Donohoe was moved to an institutional sales role at the end of 2014 and stepped down shortly after. Donohoe, who was also a shareholder in the firm and had worked there for 14 years, stepped down at the end of 2014 ...