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PIMCO moves to calm investors in wake of 'bond king' exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
PIMCO is calling for calm amid the uncertainty which has followed the surprise departure of star manager Bill Gross, reassuring local investors that returns will not suffer. "We manage nearly $2 trillion globally in client assets and we are confident ...

Treasury proposes tax relief for merging super funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
The government finally looks set to provide capital gains taxation relief for merging super funds after years of pressure from the superannuation industry. This week Treasury has released a consultation paper recommending concrete amendments to the ...

TAL's Minto to retire, new CEO named

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
TAL Group chief executive officer Jim Minto will retire on April 2015 and a new chief executive will replace him. Minto will remain at TAL until the year end process is completed in the first half of 2015, TAL chairman Duncan Boyle said. TAL Life chief ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
Yesterday we found out that financial markets' worry about the Fed was too much ado about "considerable time". Any moment now, we'll get to know how the land of "Braveheart" and scotch on the rocks - Scotland - voted with regards to their divorce with ...

Anticipatory and moderate adjustments had become necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
Li gets what Li likes. Yes Virginia, I've typed this phrase so many, many, many times -- changed from 'Wen gets what Wen wants when Wen wants it' when Li Kequiang took over China's premiership from Wen Jiabao on 13 March 2013 -- on this space before. ...

Questions raised about independence of van Eyk board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
One of van Eyk's major shareholders has expressed concern about the make-up of the under-fire research and asset consulting company's board. Australasian Wealth Investments (AWI), which owns a 36% stake in van Eyk, remains concerned that there are currently ...

Advisers boost practice profitability

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
Financial advisers' effort to improve business efficiency in the context of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) has paid off, as new research shows that practice profitability has gone up in the last year. Financial planners are serving more clients ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... then that household spending remains negative -- minus 3.0% in the year to June from minus 8.0% in May and minus 4.6% in April - after the consumption tax was raised from 5% to 8% on 1 April. At best, the rate of contraction in household spending slowing ...

Stagflation is real in Brazil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
Hit it Karen, I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world." Tomorrow has come and the S&P 500 index has ...

Mariner chairman resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
Mariner Corporation Limited chairman Don Christie has resigned, effective today. Christie's departure comes just days after the resignation of chief executive officer Darren Olney-Fraser. The two resignations come after the Australian Securities and ...