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Conditions and confidence collide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... database and... it's true blue. 'Twas back in August 2012 when business conditions went one way - up to plus 2 from minus 4 in July - and confidence - down to minus 3 from plus 3 - the other. How was that resolved? 'Twas resolved with the business conditions ...

Gold Coast advice firm enters EU over misleading ads

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
Gold Coast-based financial planning and property management business Equanimity Concepts has entered into an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The regulator found that from January 2012 to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P500 reached record highs for the third session in a row. At 0807 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down three points at ...

Paul Barrett resurfaces in partnership with Italian manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett has established a financial planning business partly-owned by Italian independent asset manager Azimut. Barrett is now the chief executive officer of Next Generation Advisory (NGA) ...

Rejoice for the A$ has fallen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
"...I see your true colors Shining through." - Cyndi Lauper Has the A$ just revealed its true colour? It's a Democrat and an Obama groupie! The Australian dollar "plummeted" "nosedived" "plunged" "tumbled" "was smoked" following reports that the Republicans ...

Super returns dip to 9.0 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The SelectingSuper MySuper (ie Workplace) rolling 12 month performance index fell sharply during September to return 9.0% compared to 11.1% at end July and 10.6% at end June. Three year super fund average annual returns are, however, higher at 11.7% ...

The Infrastructure Fund reaches into Europe

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
The Infrastructure Fund (TIF) has taken a 7.5% stake in UK rail freight leasing company Porterbrook Rail Finance. The move is part of the broader investment strategy for TIF, overseen by trustee The Private Capital Group Pty Ltd (TPCG), to create a ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
QE is dead! Long live QE! Well that went well, didn't it Virginia? The death of QE3 caused little stir in the financial markets - the S&P 500 index lost a teenie-weenie 0.1%; yields on 10-year US Treasuries increased by a small 0.02 percentage point ...

NAS grows assets under custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) has grown its assets under custody at a healthy rate and maintained its position as by far the largest custodian in Australia, despite recent well-documented difficulties. According to figures released by the Australian Custodial ...

Significant Investor Visa changes to boost venture capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The government has signalled changes to the significant investor visa (SIV) scheme that could see funds channelled into riskier investments such as venture capital and startups. Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb indicated the government plans ...