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Not this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
With data like these, there's just no way Josie, er... Janet. If Janet were true to her word that the Fed's policy actions are data dependent, then the latest data servings from USA Inc. have locked in the status quo for at least until 2015 turns into ...

NAB pays $1.7 million in compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
NAB has paid $1.7 million in compensation so far as part of its Customer Response Initiative. This follows on from the bank's August update, where it announced it would write to customers who had suffered "financial loss caused by inappropriate advice ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Despite succumbing to heightened financial market volatility in August and September, the Japanese equity market remains an outperformer. From January through to yesterday, 21 October, the Nikkei-225 index has risen by 6.3%. While down from the 19.4% ...

FSI response fans default super flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
The government calling for another review of default super in its response to the Financial System Inquiry has inflamed the on-going row between the industry and retail segments of super. Industry fund body Industry Super Australia has questioned the ...

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) conducted a root and branch examination of Australia's financial system, making 44 recommendations to increase efficiency, resilience and fair treatment of the financial system. In its response, the government has ...

China should have hardlanded

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
"Believe it or not, I'm walkin' on air... Flyin' away on a wing and a pray'r..." -Joey Scarbury It's tampered with, it's falsified, it's a fabrication, it's embellished! As sure as night follows day, these howls of protest come when China reports growth ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has said the non-payment of super by employers is potentially costing young Australians $14,000 per year in retirement savings. ASFA estimates $2.75 billion each year is being lost through ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Slathered in Vaseline and leaping from a tiny pilot boat to embark on a gruelling 14 hour swim of the chilly English Channel might seem a far cry from running an alternative investment business out of sunny Brisbane, but Blue Sky founder and managing ...

SSFS rebrands, launches digital advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
State Super Financial Services has rebranded and unveiled its new digital advice channel. Now known as StatePlus, the wealth management company is focusing on developing its digital strategy, building out facilities for digital advice delivery (including ...

CBA publicly welcomes former staff bans

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
The Commonwealth Bank has publicly welcomed the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's (ASIC) decision to ban former CFPL financial planners, Sharnie Kent and Stuart Jamieson. In a press release issued by the bank it said it reported concerns ...