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Bowen supports lump sum status quo

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
There is no evidence to suggest Australians abuse their right to withdraw superannuation as a lump sum, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has said. Addressing delegates at the Financial Services Council conference, the former treasurer said forcing consumers ...

Fortnum ready to recruit advisers after ANZ stake buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
Fortnum Financial Group has bought the 20% stake that ANZ had in the dealer group and is now looking to grow by recruiting new practices. Following the buyout of the ANZ stake, Fortnum is among Australia's largest independent advice businesses. The ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following the lead of Wall Street which fell amid anxiety about a correction and worries that the conflict in Ukraine could worsen. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Australian share market continues to slide on negative leads from Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. Declines in the base metals and oil prices overnight, combined with further falls in US and European equity markets on Friday, are weighing ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... of Russia's economy, limiting the access of state banks to financial markets, ban future weapons sales, and restrict the sale of sensitive technology, in particular in the energy industry. US sanctions ban Americans or people in US jurisdictions from ...

Fitzpatricks hires former CFSGAM head of marketing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Fitzpatricks Financial Group has made two senior appointments in response to a growth in advisers and funds under advice. Former Colonial First State Global Asset Management head of marketing Colin Bold will head up the firm's marketing operations ...

MetLife refocuses on middle classes with direct distribution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Based on the way global insurers are increasingly looking to the direct market to boost sales in developed economies, the way insurance is distributed in Australia looks set for a shake-up. In the past week it was widely reported across the Americas ...

Punishing Putin (harder)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
Reports that the US of A and the European Union have expanded the sanctions they've imposed on Russia reminded me of that ancient Spanish torture weapon - the garrotte. Wikipedia describes the garrotte as "a practice of strangulation by which the condemned ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
The Australian share market is trading flat, though marked by a plunge in the shares of insurer QBE. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said the local bourse was "as flat as a tack". He said overseas leads had been okay, but a profit downgrade ...

NAB sells $1bn worth of UK property loans

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... to sell A£625 million (AU$1.1 billion) worth of UK commercial property loans to Cerberus Global Investors. NAB said the sale was intended to de-risk its UK Commercial Real Estate (CRE) portfolio, reducing the gross loans balance by 20% to A£2.38 billion. ...