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Don't deal with Aussie Rob, ASIC warns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Aussie Rob Financial Services and Lifestyle Trader director Robert Lloyd Wilson from providing financial services, and warned the public "not to deal with the failed businessman". ...

Calendar says buy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
They did it again! Yes Virginia, Washington did what most Tom, Dick and Harriet expected it would do. It reached a compromise deal at the 11th hour. Wall Street's happy, especially those who stayed the course and saw through the political shenanigans ...

Fund members still resisting super engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Despite the considerable work by super funds to engage their memberships, two just released consumer surveys have again affirmed the difficulty they face in gaining traction among members. Engaged Marketing in its analysis of super fund Net Promoter ...

AQR managed futures funds receives recommended ratings

STAFF REPORTER  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
AQR Capital Management (AQR) has been awarded a 'Recommended' rating from research houses Lonsec and Zenith Investment Research Partners for its AQR Wholesale Managed Futures Fund. Commenting on the ratings, AQR principal Gregor Andrade, who was recently ...

LGS enhances ESG credentials with Green Bond purchase

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
Local Government Super (LGS) has said it has become the first Australian superannuation fund to invest in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) $250 million Green Bond. Funds raised through the Green Bond - which was issued on ...

Central banks rule

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
"When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me." - Ben E. King How serendipitous is it, 'ey? It's Ben all around. This little Ben ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street amid greater investor confidence the US economy can withstand an expected reduction of Federal Reserve stimulus measures. At 0811 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price ...

AXA fined for poor advice in the UK

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed AXA a financial penalty for giving poor investment advice to NAB-owned banks in the UK. AXA will have to pay a fine of more than A$3 million to customers of NAB-owned Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire ...

Elders to axe 10% of workforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Elders will cut 10% of its workforce as part of a business reorganisation which aims to cope with the operating costs of several initiatives that the group has undertaken over the previous years. It is still unclear if the Elders financial planning ...

Telstra Super lures members with SMSF lookalike

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Corporate super fund Telstra Super has launched a new investment platform offering members direct access to term deposits and shares, in a move to retain members who might otherwise set up self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The investment option, called ...