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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after international bourses extended their declines with investors still concerned over conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and Argentina's debt default. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the September share ...

Licensee under ASIC scrutiny after employing AAA advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
An Adelaide-based licensee has entered into an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) after it employed a number of former representatives of AAA Intelligence limited. PGW Financial Services has ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following positive overseas leads. Wall Street was boosted by better-than-expected earnings from multinational bank Citigroup overnight, with the Dow Jones rising 0.66 per cent. Asian markets also finished ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher following positive overseas leads. Wall Street was boosted by better-than-expected earnings from multinational bank Citigroup overnight, with the Dow Jones rising 0.66 per cent. Asian markets also finished ...

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 ...

YBR Smarter Money returns 5.0% over June quarter

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Yellow Brick Road Holdings' "active cash" fund, YBR Smarter Money (Smarter Money) has returned 5% per annum after all fund fees over the June quarter. Smarter Money is an "active cash" or short-term fixed-interest fund that invests in Australian deposits ...

Government plays down support for royal commission

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Initial comments from the government suggest it may be unwilling to consider the Senate Committee's recommendation that there be a royal commission into Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the government would "carefully ...

MetLife Australia names new CFO

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
A former MLC & NAB WealthA chief financial officer (CFO) has joined MetLife Australia as its latest CFO. Vince Watt has over 14 years' experience in financial services and joined MLC/NAB in 2000 where he held various positions including head of planning ...

ME Bank in search for new chief risk officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
ME Bank has started an executive recruitment process to replace its longstanding chief risk officer, who recently departed the bank. Nick Vamvakas left his position as ME Bank chief risk officer on February 28, 2014, and was recently appointed chief ...

Super returns dampen but still double digit

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index dampened further during April to return 11.1%, down from 12.6% at end March, 12.8% at end February which was up marginally from 12.5% at end January. According to the figure at end December ...