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FPA-Cbus referral deal makes promising start

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
The referral deal between the Financial Planners Association (FPA) and industry fund Cbus is going "exceptionally well" after two weeks in action, according to FPA chief executive Mark Rantall. Rantall said that, since January 1, 25 Cbus members have ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
Australian stocks are extending their gains on the back of a second day of rallies on US and European markets. Sentiment is positive after the World Bank predicted higher global economic growth this year compared to last, as Germany released strong ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong performance on Wall Street after the World Bank said the global economy was at a turning point. At 0858 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 24 points ...

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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
Australian shares have bounced back from Tuesday's losses, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street. The market is more than three-quarters of a per cent higher, which partly offsets the previous session's 1.5 per cent slide. Morgans senior private ...

Big fall one day, up and away the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained strongly in part on the back of better-than-expected earnings at JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 26 ...

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Fears that low interest rates are encouraging self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to over-borrow to invest in real estate appear to be overblown, according to figures released by the Australian Taxation Office. According to the ATO's stats for the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of Wall Street which has fallen more than three-quarters of a per cent. At 0645 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 41 points at 5,220. In equities news ...

FSC questions pertinence of APRA super stats

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has questioned the pertinence of figures released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) last week that show the investment returns of not-for-profit superannuation consistently outperforming those ...