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Advisers, do not read headlines: Kerr Neilson

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... revealed that certified financial planner (CFP) Carl Richards will be speaking to advisers during the association's annual congress in November.

Beggars at war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... Fed is not taking these moves lying down. Janet Yellen may have said a lotta things in her two-day gabfest to the US Congress last week but the bottom line is that taper is on cruise control and US interest rates would remain low long after asset purchases ...

Research houses to blame for advice catastrophes: AIOFP

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... product rating." AIOFP did not give any evidence in the submission to support this statement. However, it quoted the US Congress saying that "this 'shopping around for a credible rating" culture was a major contributor to the distribution of flawed structured ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... the second quarter and positive trade data from China. Markets took heart after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told Congress the US economy was on track for "solid growth" in the second quarter and that the stimulus taper would continue steadily. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... Yellen made upbeat comments about the American economy. US equity markets recovered some losses after Dr Yellen told Congress overnight that the US economy is on track for "solid growth" in the second quarter, Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. ...

Janet puts it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... or two... and then it was on, risk on! The S&P 500 closed 0.6% on the up. And why the heck not? Aunt Janet told the US Congress' Joint Economic Committee - and the world - that: She's optimistic about the economic outlook. "... we have heard many different ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... halt plans for independence referendums. Investors were also encouraged by Fed Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony to congress in which she said the US economy is on track for "solid growth" in the second quarter. Locally, in economic news on Thursday ...

Australia signs FATCA agreement with US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... financial institutions in reporting certain financial account information required by FATCA. FATCA was enacted by the US Congress to detect US taxpayers who use accounts with offshore financial institutions to conceal income from the US Internal Revenue ...

Larry Fink pays tribute to Australian super system

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
BlackRock chairman and chief executive Larry Fink has endorsed Australia's superannuation system in a recent letter to shareholders. As the world's largest asset manager celebrates its 25th anniversary, Fink's note highlighted the unpreparedness of ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... performance on Wall Street with investors mostly tentative ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony in Congress. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 15 points at 5,422. In local economic news ...