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HFA Holdings chairman steps down

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
HFA Holdings Limited chairman Spencer Young is set to step down from his current position, as well as from the position of non-executive director of the listed company. Young told the board that he made the decision due to important upcoming personal ...

ICAA questions AFSL system, calls for individual licensing

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) has said that the current practice of individual financial advisers operating under the Australian Financial Services Licences (AFSLs) of institutions could result in a decline of competition and ...

ASX calls for Australia-based exchanges

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has called for the Financial Services Inquiry to explore introducing requirements for systemically important financial markets infrastructure assets to be placed on-shore. This would grant Australia's policy ...

Market Vectors ETF gets Lonsec rating

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
Market Vectors ETFs (Market Vectors), the exchange traded fund (ETF) business of US-based investment manager Van Eck Global, has received an 'Investment Grade Index' rating from research house, Lonsec. "The Market Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower. At 1010 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 9.1 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 5,346.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 8.5 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 5,364.5. On the ...

Market close

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The Australian share market has closed flat as investors shrugged off two days of falls in the price of iron ore. At the close on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.3 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 5,413.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher. At 1010 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.2 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 5,455.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 10.4 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 5,470.1. On the ASX  ...

Chinese currency reforms to transform bond benchmarks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
China's short-to-medium-term economic challenges should not distract investors from the long-term rise of the country as a global financial power and the investment opportunities that its emergence will create, according to AllianceBernstein director ...

Women on boards have no influence in performance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
The appointment of women in boards does not necessarily affect company performance or shareholder behaviour, research by University of New South Wales professor RenA(C)e Adams has found. Adams, who was speaking at the Platypus Asset Management Symposium ...

Market close

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
The Australian share market has closed lower following data showing China's economy has contracted at its worst rate in seven months. At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 20.5 points, or 0.38 per cent, lower at 5,384.3, while the ...