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Aussie employment outlook 'slightly dismal': Sloan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Australia's unemployment rate is set to pass 6% in the coming year, and could go further if the Abbott government does not address labour market regulation, according to The Australian contributing economics editor Judith Sloan. Speaking at the annual ...

NAB makes key Asset Servicing appointments

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
National Australia Bank (NAB) has expanded its Asset Servicing business with two new appointments. Lachlan Allardice has been appointed as the head of Funds Management and Sub Custody and will be responsible for all fund manager, insurance and NAB's ...

Global economy on a knife edge

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014

SPAA to use networking technology at conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014

ATO figures nail in coffin for SMSF critics: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Pension withdrawal trends demonstrate that self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are using their funds responsibly, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). According to Australian Tax Office figures, in the 2011-12 financial ...

Risk Premium inflows up 9.6% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Risk Premium inflows increased 9.6% year on year in the 12 months to 31 December, according to the latest figures from Plan For Life. AIA Australia led the way with inflows increasing by 20.1% during the year. BT / Westpac saw the second highest inflows ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, taking its lead from Wall Street which is down one per cent after weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing figures. At 0855 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down 31 points ...

Magellan Global returned 48.7% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Australian international equities manager Magellan Financial Group's flagship Global fund returned 48.7% in the 12 months to 31 December, the group's half-yearly investor report released today shows. The figure contributes to equally impressive after-fee ...

Advisers should train to fight tax evasion: FPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) should train financial advisers on identifying and avoiding cases of tax evasion and money laundering, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said. The FPA general manager of policy ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Dear! Dear! Dear! Yes my dear Virginia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed that the cost of living in this sunburnt country girt by sea has become dearer in the quarter ended 31 December 2013. Headline consumer prices jumped by 0.8% ...