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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" ...

Tax advisers in need of additional PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) said advisers who provide tax advice need to extend their professional indemnity (PI) insurance coverage to meet the organisation's minimum requirements. The TPB outlined the proposal in Exposure Draft Explanatory Paper ...

Maybe slowing, definitely distorted, more likely rebalancing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
Ayy-yay-yay-yay-yay! Here we go again. Weak economic reports out of China have again put a question mark about its economy and by extension, the economy of the world. Oh sowee Virginia, I stand corrected... it wasn't a question mark, China's headed ...

No guarantee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
Ho-hum. This is how I felt early Saturday morning (or was it afternoon?). No Virginia, it wasn't because I had one drink too many the night before - still, I invoke my right to remain silent. 'Twas because that all-important, that mother of all eco ...

Industry overestimates amount needed for retirement

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
The amount needed to fund the average retirement is much lower than the global pension industry currently estimates, research from Morningstar shows. Using US government data and a "fairly simple" market and mortality model, the investment researcher ...

Perpetual cash fund wins $300m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
Perpetual Investments has been awarded a $300 million mandate by State Super Financial Services to manage part of its enhanced cash portfolio. The allocation will be invested in the Perpetual Investments' Enhanced Cash Strategy. Perpetual Investments ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international markets after China lowers its growth expectations and US data show only modest jobs growth. At 0820 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down ...

HIP Super CEO resigns

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
Health Industry Plan (HIP) Super chief executive Ross Bernays has resigned from his role effective immediately and ahead of the super fund merger with Prime Super. HIP Super confirmed Bernays' resignation and a spokesperson of the fund told Financial ...

Advised pre-retirees more confident about retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Advised pre-retirees are more confident than non-advised that they will achieve the level of wealth they require in retirement, CoreData research found. The CoreData 2014 Post-retirement Report found that 65.1% of pre-retirees that do not seek professional ...

BOQ adds to board

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
BOQ has appointed Bruce Carter, founding managing partner of Ferrier Hodgson South Australia to the BOQ Board. This comes after the recent appointment of Margaret Seale on 21 January 2014, and brings the total number of Directors to 10. Carter has extensive ...