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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... release of Chinese economic statistics at the weekend and global sentiment was dampened by the upcoming Scottish independence vote and weak inflation data. Tokyo climbed to a fresh eight-month high on Friday, gaining 0.25 per cent, or 39.09 points, to ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... mining stocks. Wall Street finished little changed overnight as concerns about the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence and weak global inflation dampened market sentiment. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the local market was in the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... three points at 5,550. US stocks have finished little changed as concerns about the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence and weak global inflation data weighed on sentiment. At the close on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... have closed mixed amid concerns about French public finances and uncertainty over the outcome of Scotland's looming independence referendum. The euro on Wednesday slipped slightly against the dollar, which had hit a six-year high against the yen. The ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... have slumped as investors took profits while the sterling remained cowed over the uncertainty posed by Scotland's independence referendum. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies closed down 0.08 per cent to 6,829 points. Frankfurt's ADDAX 30 was down ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... higher, with the exception of National Australia Bank. Mr Lucas said investors were considering whether the upcoming independence vote in Scotland would hurt NAB, given its exposure to Scotland's Clydesdale Bank. NAB was down 4.5 cents at $34.615, ANZ ...

Instos offer advice at a loss to drive product sales: EY

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... valuation." Another undesired effect of vertically-integrated businesses is "features that potentially distort the independence of advice delivery, product selection and service offerings." To EY, "these include remuneration or incentive structures ...

Questions raised about independence of van Eyk board

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
One of van Eyk's major shareholders has expressed concern about the make-up of the under-fire research and asset consulting company's board. Australasian Wealth Investments (AWI), which owns a 36% stake in van Eyk, remains concerned that there are currently ...

NAB gives advisers 3 years to meet tougher standards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... national register of financial advisers, and consumers having open access to information about the ownership and independence of their financial adviser and licensee.

Independent trustees fix wrong problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... superior governance performance to super funds, the surprise is that it's retail rather than industry funds where independence is more complex. Overlaid with how retail funds have more entwined relationships with their service providers, the report points ...