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The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
It's another trading day for the record books on Wall Street. And this despite last night's weak reports - existing home sales fell by 1.2% to a less than expected 5.1 million annualised rate in June and the Chicago Fed National Activity Index remained ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a series of mediocre earnings report limited buying enthusiasm. At 0752 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 4,974. ...

Grandfathering uncertainty already affecting businesses

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
Dealer groups are already feeling the consequences of the uncertainty around the grandfathering provisions within the new Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulations with planners hesitant to change licensees until the legislation is clearer. Synchron ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed close on Wall Street and falls locally at the end of last week. At 0745 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 21 points at 4,963. No major economic news ...

Numbers don't add up at McDonald's financial planning

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
McDonald's US-based initiative to set up a financial planning unit for its workforce has prompted harsh criticism for its assumption that its low-paid workers can't live on the minimum wage income that they are paid. A sample budget on McDonald's "Practical ...

Super pioneer advances innovative infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM) chair and superannuation pioneer Garry Weaven has laid out an 'alternative model' for investing in infrastructure, focusing on long-term value and transparency. The model is based around the principle that there should ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Five days! These are the number of days that the Australian stock market had been on a roll. Over these past five days, the All ordinaries index has risen by not an inconsequential 3.5%, outperforming the S&P 500 index's 2.6% gain over the same period. ...

AMP, MLC impose Stronger Super levy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Retail superannuation providers AMP and MLC are the first retail super funds to signal that they will charge members a levy to pay for expenses related to the government's Stronger Super regime. The news came when MLC sent out a letter to advisers warning ...

WB advisers join CBA's Financial Wisdom

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The 23 authorised representatives of WB Financial Management have joined the Commonwealth Bank-owned Financial Wisdom dealer group. WB Financial board took the decision to go under CBA's umbrella in an attempt to deal with "an increasingly comply regulatory ...