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APRA releases additional requirements for large instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the updated framework for the supervision of large financial institutions, but will defer a decision on its final implementation until the end of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
The Australian share market is higher after a positive week of company results and strong offshore leads. Wall Street's Dow Jones finished 0.37 per cent higher overnight, after jobless claims increased but overall data continued to suggest an improving ...

Van Eck Global expands Australia team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Van Eck Global has made several appointments to its Australian team to help expand its institutional presence and its exchange traded fund (ETF) business, Market Vectors ETFs. The business has appointed John Caulfield vice president of institutional ...

Skaffold targets SMSF with latest hire

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
Independent stock research company Skaffold looks to expand further into the SMSF administrator markets with its latest hire. Trevor Clisby, who was most recently general manager at Green Light Super Services, has been appointed head of wholesale markets. ...

Putin pontificates peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... pressure on global growth created by the geo-political uncertainty by the sanctions and counter-sanctions by Putin and the 'West' appears to be easing. The end to hostilities had been always Putin's call. Last night, he made that call: RIA Novosti reports ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market has opened higher following positive leads from Wall Street and a raft of encouraging local earnings results, including telecommunications giant Telstra. Despite lucklustre retail sales data all the major US markets gained ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
The local share market has opened lower despite a record profit from Australia's biggest bank. The Commonwealth Bank announced a $8.68 billion full year cash profit on Wednesday, up 12 per cent on the year before. But, the profit wasn't enough to lift ...

MyState appoints GM from Westpac

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
Banking and wealth management group MyState Limited has appointed a new general manager of sales and distribution. Huw Bough will drive MyState Limited's sales and distribution strategy across MyState Limited's retail banking brands, The Rock and MyState ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... in Ukraine as Russia said it would send a humanitarian convoy to the east of the country, despite strong warnings from the West that Moscow should not act alone in case the operation is a cover for sending in troops. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose ...

Do not take adviser loyalty for granted: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
Platform providers should not take financial adviser's loyalty for granted, as new research shows that planners are exercising choice when it comes to platforms. The number of advisers using a platform due to the dealer group's preferences has fallen ...