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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 ...

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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
Superpartners has suspended development of a major IT project four years after it was due to be completed. The Australian Financial Review today reported that the aborted project exceeded its budget by $180 million. Superpartners did not respond to ...

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 ...

Retirement innovation deadlock continues

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
Impediments to the development of innovative retirement products as an alternative to the account-based pension show no signs of lifting, despite industry consensus that such innovation is necessary. MetLife's recent decision to drop its hybrid annuity-style ...

New compass needed for global economy: BIS

NATHALIE OLOF-ORS, AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
Countries must dramatically rethink strategies for avoiding and dealing with financial crises, the Bank for International Settlements says, urging far more focus on fighting debt. The Swiss-based BIS -- dubbed the central bankers' central bank -- has ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street in a quiet day of trading in its last session with strong earnings from Nike helping to offset a profit warning from DuPont. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price ...

Future of LISC in Palmer's hands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Thirty-five prominent figures in the superannuation industry have called on the Palmer United Party to use its influence in the Senate to block the scrapping of the low income superannuation contribution (LISC) scheme. The letter, organised by Women ...

Health and wealth go hand in hand: Survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
One financial adviser says helping his clients meet their financial and fitness wishlist can be the right tonic for their long-term financial ails. Senior financial planner Michal Bodi from Sydney Financial Planning is a big fan of behavioural finance. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a fresh high. At 0803 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,390. The Dow ...