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Blame it on the boogie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... due to the weather and how much were the consequences of Fed taper. We just have to wait till the US Northern Hemisphere spring to break before we know for sure. That's ok. At least, Wall Street and the Fed and Washington have something to point their ...

CommInsure nabs exec from Swiss Re

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... and joining the wealth management leadership team, Commonwealth Bank group executive of the management division Annabel Spring said. "Her extensive experience is reflected not only in the successful businesses she has led but in her contribution to industry ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... to US$88.61 (from US$87.91) immediately after the inflation report was released. Look ma, there's a swallow! It must be spring! Oh no, there are two swallows: Non-tradeables (domestic) inflation soared by 3.7% in the year to December; Tradeables (imported) ...

It's good, it's bad, it's faked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

Fear not the fugly jobs report

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014

Men continue to dominate super fund boards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Men still heavily dominate the boards of superannuation funds, with just one fifth of trustee positions being held by women, according to statistics released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The APRA statistics reveal that the ...

ASIC acted only when claims hit "tsunami level"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... tsunami level, or investors with losses contacted a member of parliament, or triggered a media inquiry that ASIC seemed to spring into action." "At one point it took a government minister's wife to lose a sum in a property fund to get ASIC to start an ...

UK retirees have more debt

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
UK retirees are using higher proportions of their retirement savings to pay off debt, reveals the Spring 2013 UK Aviva Real Retirement Report. "Despite the increasing tendency to work past the old Default Retirement Age of 65, it seems more people are ...

Challenger CEO joins FSC board, AWI's Heap to depart

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013

ASIC accepts EU from two advice firms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
... Lotus Securities and he will have to complete specified professional development education within 12 months. Sydney-based Spring Financial Group has also entered into an enforceable undertaking after an ASIC investigation found out deficiencies into ...