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Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
Thank heavens for 'Australia Day'! The holiday saved us, Australians all, from being whipsawed by the big swings in oil prices and on Wall Street. But there's even greater reason to remain optimistic - if not rejoice - for even before we downed our ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
When the going gets tough...... the tough promises to get going. For a change, a number of equity markets around the globe finished flashing green numbers last week. The All Ordinaries index, for one, closed 0.4% in the plus - pitiful you might say ...

TCorp lands Hunter Hall chief

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
Shortly following the news David Deverall had resigned from ASX-listed Hunter Hall International, New South Wales public sector fund manager TCorp announced his signing. Deverall is joining NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) as its new chief executive ...

VFMC lands new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) will be led by a new chief executive officer from February after announcing its replacement for acting chief executive Justin Pascoe. Joining VFMC as its top executive will be Lisa Gray, who previously spent ...

Adviser pleads guilty following ASIC sting

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court to dishonest conduct following an ASIC investigation. Darren Wise was a former representative for a practice known at the time as Financial Planning Services. From 2000 ...

ASIC hits ex-ANZ adviser with ban

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
ASIC has banned a former ANZ bank adviser for 10 years. According to ASIC's investigation, Ben Cheung engaged in misconduct between April 2013 and March 2014, during which he was an authorised ANZ representative. ASIC alleged that Cheung forged client ...

SSGA cuts fees on SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), has cut the fee on its SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund from 0.286% per annum to 0.19% per annum. The fund, which has the ASX ticker code STW, was the first ETF listed in Australia. With $3.1 billion in assets under management ...

ASIC bans former Macquarie adviser for market manipulation

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
ASIC has banned a former Macquarie Equities accredited derivatives adviser for market manipulation. Working with a former Credit Suisse employee, Tony Davidof manipulated the price of MINI derivatives via sequential buy and sell trades after both pre-arranging ...

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
A financial adviser linked with National Australia Bank (NAB) owned Meritum Financial Group has been banned for six years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). NAB has welcomed ASIC's action against Mark Tidbury after the bank ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Two days before lift-off. But in case there's still any doubt, allow me to replay what US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee only less than a forthnight ago: "... I anticipate continued economic growth ...