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Triple bypass needed to resurrect NAB's UK business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
It could take years before NAB's 'worthless' UK banking business is restored to anything approaching a reasonable sale price. That is according to Elio D'Amato, chief executive of stock market solutions provider Lincoln Indicators. The underperformance ...

Uncertainty goes uncertainty comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... as we're about to strike the US Presidential Elections off our register of uncertainties, another one comes to replace it. Yes Jessica, "The uncertainty is the worst".

Push... pussshh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012

CGT relief passes House of Reps

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Capital gains tax relief has been welcomed by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), after the Bill passed through the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill extends the relief on capital loss rollovers to 1 July 2017 to coincide ...

Financial advisers raise bar in quest to succeed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The calibre of financial advisers in Australia continues to improve, according to research that draws from 10 years' worth of data on how leading advice practices in the country operate. Yesterday the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) released ...

Government should act fast on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
If the Federal Government is serious about exporting financial services to Asia, it must implement all the recommendations in the Johnson Report by 2013, said the Financial Services Council. "The Johnson Report is a practical plan that will open up ...

Wilson HTM deals to Mariner concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Wilson HTM is currently working through a strategic plan which addresses all concerns raised by Mariner Corporation over its recent performance, said chief executive Andrew Coppin. A scrip offer was made yesterday for two Mariner shares for every three ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
ANZ chief executive Mike Smith was upbeat about the bank's record $6 billion profit at yesterday's annual result announcement and said the company would target further growth in Asia with acquisitions likely to follow. Smith described the 6% rise in ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... conspiracy or otherwise. "The housing sector has shown some further signs of improvement, albeit from a depressed level." Yes, this also is a fact. It got more credence after last night's report of a 5.7% jump in new home sales to 389,000 units - the ...

AIST champions more women on Super boards

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
The chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Fiona Reynolds has called upon super funds to appoint more female directors in a bid for greater gender diversity and equality. The peak body for Australia's $500 billion ...