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ASIC bans former authorised representative

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Former director and officer of CS Heritage Securities has been permanently banned from providing financial services by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). The regulator found that Phillip Gregory Spark had engaged in misleading ...

Industry funds spend millions on advertising

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Industry superannuation funds are spending millions of dollars a year on advertising, with some funds' expenditure even exceeding that spent by banks on their own superannuation advertising campaigns, figures released by Nielsen show. However, overall ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a batch of data reinforced optimism that the US economy is recovery. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 5,313. ...

Calm over Crimea and US houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... units. The less volatile - and more interest rate sensitive - permits for single-family units declined by another 1.8% in February (the same quantum it did in the previous month). Blame it on the weather. Let old man winter take the fall... but to conclude ...

HNW adviser starts real return investment association

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Former Fitzpatricks Private Wealth general manager Philip Reid has set up the Association of Real Return Investment Advisers (ARRIA) as a forum where advisers can share strategies and meet fund managers. ARRIA held its first round table in Sydney in ...

FEATURE: Insuring against longevity risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
While Australia is well on the way to cracking the accumulation phase of superannuation, the problem of how to make those funds last is yet to be solved. James Fernyhough takes a look at one potential solution: longevity insurance. There is no doubt ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
Nah, I'm not falling for that one again. No mas Virginia! Equity markets closed (to borrow Coles new ad) "down, down, deeper and down" overnight. The headlines have easily pinpointed the cause... "U.S. Stocks Retreat, Treasuries Rally on Ukraine, China" ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after international markets lost ground as investors retreated in the face of concerns about Ukraine, the Chinese economy and falling copper prices. At 0645 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures ...

Bailey to stay in fin services after Fidelity resignation

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
Former Fidelity International in Australia (Fidelity) head of institutional business Gary Bailey will remain in the financial services industry, despite resigning from the investment manager earlier this year. Bailey who spent five years at Fidelity ...

Westpac exec gets ASIC ban after preying on elderly's finances

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
ASIC has permanently banned David St Pierre, a former Westpac bank home finance manager from engaging in credit activities and providing financial services after encouraging vulnerable clients to borrow against their homes for investments. St Pierre ...