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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... of Economic Activity is due to be released. In equities news, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group are slated to post third quarter production reports, while Australian Pharmaceutical Industries is expected to make announcement about asset values. ...

Advisers at risk of losing three in 10 clients

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Almost three in 10 (28.6%) Australians who currently receive financial advice are at risk of leaving their adviser, according to new research from CoreData. CoreData's 2014 Keys to Growth Report found those most at risk were less likely to have received ...

FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... have a major home bias. On the ASX All Ordinaries, 41.9% is taken up by the financial sector and 17.2% is materials. The third biggest sector is consumer staples, at 7.6%. Few developed economies have this sort of sector dominance. Less than 25% of the ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street slumped for the third straight session with investors fearing high-flying technology stocks are overvalued and cautiously anticipating earnings season. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the June ...

APRA requests more decision-making power

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... mediated by the Governor-General. Since 2003 the government can overrule APRA on certain issues without the mediation of this third party. APRA also addressed the question of its funding. APRA's funding model is 'off-budget', meaning it is not included ...

Viable SMSF size underestimated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... established each day, or 17 per hour. Eight out of 10 SMSF members are 45 years or more and 26% are over 65 years. Around a third of newly created SMSFs in 2012 were set up by people aged between 25 and 44 years. Read the April 7 issue of the Financial ...

Insurance industry still behind on big data usage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... customer data, which enables them to personalise their message, but which is insufficient to predict behaviour. Nearly a third, 29.9%, of participants said they are making full use of big data and analysis to anticipate consumer needs and to create bespoke ...

ASFA and AIST push for tighter regulation of SMSFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... licensed financial planners." AIST, meanwhile, emphasised the systemic risk posed by SMSFs, which account for well over a third of the superannuation pool. "The possibility of systemic risk associated with SMSFs is often not recognised, let alone addressed. ...

Allianz launches cyber risk insurance product

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... of AGCS Pacific said. Allianz is offering a comprehensive suite of three insurance products to address various first and third-party liability issues that can arise from a serious cyber attack or data breach. Offering cover up to a limit of $50 million ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... has made a better than expected start to the week, with gains in most sectors. Monday is the final day of trading for the third quarter of the financial year, which would probably lead to sporadic and irregular trading as investors close out positions ...