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ASIC investigating false fees in large advice firms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... was designed to specifically scrutinise the conduct of "large advice entities" such as AMP, Macquarie and the "Big Four" banks. According to its statement, as part of the project ASIC has detected "multiple instances of licensees charging clients for ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
The Australian share market is trading lower, weighed down by weakness in the big banks. HC Securities senior client adviser Mark Lennox said the banks were lower because investors had already factored in the probability of another interest rate cut ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... and gas producer Woodside Petroleum was off 23 cents at $34.74, and Santos gained eight cents to $7.72. Among the major banks, Westpac had gained six cents at $39.83, ANZ lost 15 cents to $36.59, Commonwealth Bank reversed 23 cents to $93.87, and National ...

Decimal Software partners with US fintech giant

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... interaction. Decimal revealed that thanks to the Yodlee deal it is "already in advanced talks with one of the world's biggest banks headquartered in the US about providing a single platform across all their channels to automate advice giving and manage ...

Van Eck ETFs added to CFS FirstWrap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... Market Vectors Australian Equal Weight ETF, Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF, Marker Vectors Australian Banks ETF and Market Vectors Australian Property ETF. "We are delighted that Colonial First State has added MVW, QUAL, MVB and MVA ...

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... A£75 billion and the Fed's still re-investing the proceeds of its maturing securities - lift off or not. And those central banks that aren't expanding their balance sheets... they've made (are making) money cheaper to spend money to make money. China's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... month - bad news for local resources groups. Energy and consumer staple stocks are the best performers on Friday, with the banks mixed and miners lower. BHP Billiton was down 26 cents at $29.93, Rio Tinto was flat at $56.58 and Fortescue Metals was five ...

Even simple funds pose risks: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... liquid bonds, and by concerns in some advanced economies that many funds have increasingly been buying similar assets while banks have withdrawn from market making. The IMF's research indicates bond funds have grown significantly, investing in less liquid ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... strong investor conviction driving markets. "There is a reasonable push-pull factor, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the banks finish flat and mining plays dragging the market down," he said. The biggest pure-play energy stock, Woodside Petroleum ...

We don't need financial advice: Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... 'Banking on the future - The expectations of the Gen Y professional', discovered about 50% of respondents stayed with their banks on the basis of low account fees and free ATM withdrawals. Co-author, fellow Gen Y representative and KPMG associate director ...