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Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has sent a clear signal that SMSF borrowing arrangements are unlikely to come under fire in upcoming tax reviews. In a speech to the Tax Institute, the Assistant Treasurer spoke widely about the parliament's tax and ...

Chinese whispers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... February 2007 dive in the Shanghai Composite index yesterday. What triggered the sell-off, nobody really knows. Someone shouted "fire" and everyone and his dog rushed for the exits - I don't think anyone wants to be barbecued alive. Speculations, whispers ...

Cbus appoints new executive manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... working with community sector organisations in non-executive director roles and on the front line as a member of the County Fire Authority.

From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... to use protection... just in case. Talkin' 'bout protection, today's headlines are filled with stories about how the rapid fire of protection measures implemented by China's powers that are over the past few days have failed to stem the "panic", the ...

Chexit, Checcident and Chimbo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... So what (again)? The more the stock market collapses, the farther-fetched its inclusion. Ye men of little faith. The rapid fire succession of "market manipulating" measures recently announced by the Politburo is clear evidence that they are hell bent ...

Stirred but not shaken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Was that it? No fire sale? Have the financial markets lost their marbles? Haven't they read the headlines about Greece turn from gloom to doom and yet... there were no massive sell orders? Or, not enough buy-ops. Equity markets closed down, a bit, - ...

Animal spirits may be playing with fire

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... to current favourable conditions "some funds may experience substantial redemptions, and so be forced to engage in asset 'fire sales' that could be destabilising for the financial system." The asset management paper highlights the global industry has ...

US fiduciary rule fight not slowing down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
US financial services professional associations fire another salvo in their 5-year fight over limiting the application of fiduciary rules for financial advisers. Speaking to the Bipartisan Policy Center last month, the chief executive of the Securities ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... But the price of oil has rebounded, lifted by a report showing a decline in US crude production and a deadly explosion and fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The US benchmark, West Texas Intermediate for May delivery, surged $US2.49 to close ...

CFA appoints Australia head of advocacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... management professionals and financial market integrity. Sue Morey was most recently an executive consultant for the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Board during the 2014 Victorian elections. Prior to that she held the position of group director of global ...