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RBA to business: release the animal in you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
"What do you know about medicine?" This was what the doctor I consulted asked me when I asked for a stronger dose of antibiotics to rid me of the bacterial bugs that have invaded my body a few months back. Well doc, I may not know about medicine as ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 5,527. Wall Street stocks have finished mostly higher as US Federal ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after there were falls in commodity prices overnight. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,576. Benchmark crude oil on Tuesday night fell ...

Brumbie: Super idea, super silly reaction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Here we go again; a parliamentarian proposes a policy response to housing affordability involving superannuation and trade-side interest groups circle the wagons, warning of capital market calamity. Triggering this latest ruckus is that at end July ...

AFA appoints chief commercial officer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The Association of Financial Advisers has created the role of chief commercial officer, a position responsible for the association's commercial relationships with stakeholders and consumer campaigns. Pinnacle Practice director Anne Fuchs will take over ...

Managedaccounts.com.au adds adviser to sales team

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
Managedaccounts.com.au has expanded its sales and relationship management team, appointing a former Melbourne- based financial planner. Doug Kirkham has joined the managed account provider from advisory firm, Cameron Walshe Financial Planning, where ...

ACCI calls for end to super in awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
The campaign to keep super in awards suffered another setback on Thursday when the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) renewed calls for an end to the Fair Work Commission's involvement in selecting default funds. The call, made at the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after international bourses extended their declines with investors still concerned over conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and Argentina's debt default. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the September share ...

Portfolio disclosure a 'data dump' on consumers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
The proposed portfolio holdings disclosure rules amount to a "data dump" that is useless to consumers, according to Michael Gordon, group executive at Perpetual Investments. Arguing in the affirmative for the ACSA debate, 'Disclosure requirements... ...

AustralianSuper, HOSTPLUS launch own-brand debit cards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
Industry superannuation giants AustralianSuper and HOSTPLUS are offering members branded debit cards in association with the bank they collectively own, ME Bank. Members of the two funds can sign up to receive a debit card branded with the super fund's ...