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BlackRock ends "unfair" analyst surveys

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
BlackRock has agreed to end its controversial practice of surveying equity analysts to get insight into their views on companies before the information is made public. A US investigation into the practice determined that it "provides an unfair advantage ...

Weaven to chair online news publication

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013

Republicans vote that advisers have no best interest duty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
In scenes reminiscent of Australia's looming political debate to wind back the adviser best interest duty, the Republican-dominated Congress in the US has voted for a bill that allows advisers to act without putting their clients' best interests first. ...

US shutdown slowing pension payments

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013
The continuing US shutdown is beginning to slow pension payments, with fears growing some payments could stop. The US secretary for the Veterans Administration Benefits and Services, Eric Shinseki, appeared end last week before the Congress committee ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Australian stocks have opened lower as investors respond to an increased possibility the US will launch a military strike on Syria. IG market strategist Chris Weston said news that US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
Australian stocks have opened lower as investors respond to an increased possibility the US will launch a military strike on Syria. IG market strategist Chris Weston said news that US House of Representatives speaker John Boehner and majority leader ...

Perth mortgage broker permanently banned

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned a Perth-based mortgage broker. An ASIC investigation found that he had falsified a letter stating finance approval had been provided for a client and then forwarded it ...

Grant Samuel reaches milestone with shareholder yield funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The Grant Samuel Epoch Global Equity Shareholder Yield Funds have celebrated their fifth birthday, with funds under management in their retail pools of $800 million. The funds, which are managed by New York firm Epoch Investment Partners, offer a high ...

CommSec appoints head of adviser services

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Online broker CommSec has appointed former Investment Trends chief operating officer Eric Blewitt to lead CommSec Adviser Services. Prior to Investment Trends, Eric managed Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's leveraged equities margin lending business. "Eric ...

Still opportunities for flexible bond managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Finding good returns in the fixed income market in 2013 is going to take a lot of flexibility, according to global fixed income giant Amundi. Equity market volatility and the compression of bond yields around the world has made fixed income assets a ...