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Whistleblower claims the existence of 100 CBA rogue advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... brokers as well- did not just directly drive their own bonuses and remuneration, but also those of all the tiers of managers above them. "There were far more than seven rogue planners but more importantly there was a system that nourished and protected ...

Fund managers expect clients to turn aggressive

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... survey by Towers Watson. The survey, including responses from 128 investment managers (the majority having institutional AUM above US$5 billion and retail AUM above US$1 billion) showed that 44% of managers believe that the investment strategies of their ...

FEATURE: Advisers go solo

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014

When saving goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... there'll be nobody left to do the spending that somebody else would be earning. This, ladies and gents, is the moral of the above passage from 'The Fable of the Bees' -- the passage that JMK (John Maynard Keynes), himself, cited when he gave us the 'Paradox ...

Henderson reports record profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... outflows of A£1.9 billion ($3.5 billion). In terms of investment performance, 82% of Henderson's funds recorded returns at or above their performance benchmarks over three years. On a one year basis, it stands at 78%. Comparatively, in 2012 73% and ...

Future Fund names interim managing director

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... returned 6.9% annually since it was established in May 2006, slightly behind its long-term objective of between 4.5-5.5% above the rate of inflation.

NAB reports $1.4 billion net profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... $1.55 billion for the December quarter. The latter figure represented a 7% rise from the corresponding period, and was 2% above the quarterly average of the September 2013 half year result. The bank said that expenses rose by 3% over the period, two ...

Traffic light trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... flash PMI reading for the region was neither here nor there. The composite PMI slipped a bit to 52.7 (still in expansion - above 50) in Feb from 52.9 in the previous month. The manufacturing PMI edged down to 53 from 54 but the services PMI edged up ...

Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... by the FSC and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) in 2012. It went on to deal with issues listed above. ASFA meanwhile focused on the expense of disclosure to super funds, and questioned the usefulness to members. It recommended ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... term sustainable level for the Australian dollar. These comments should be a filip to Australian superannuation funds with above average global asset weightings, strengthening expectations that super funds could be in for another bumper performance y ...