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Suncorp tight-lipped on CEO departure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
Suncorp Group has refused to comment on speculation that its chief executive Patrick Snowball will retire from his role and that a successor will be appointed at the end of 2015. "As the Chairman has indicated, it is prudent that the Board has an active ...

ASIC chair discloses travel expenses

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
ASIC chair Greg Medcraft has revealed a $45,000 travel expense budget in the six months to December 2014. This figure includes expenses for Medcraft and his staff, and covers trips to London, Milan and Rio di Janeiro for meetings pertaining to Medcraft's ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a new record low and oil prices rebounded. At 0837 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 97 points at 5,740. Consumers are waiting ...

Retail funds still unable to match industry fund popularity

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
Industry superannuation funds remain unbeaten when it comes to member satisfaction with their financial performance, a Roy Morgan survey confirms. Industry funds have been ahead of retail funds every month since the Roy Morgan Single Source survey began ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
Seems like more and more central banks - big and small - are getting the 'when Harry met Sally syndrome' - "I'll have what she's having". The Swiss National Bank jumpstarted it all with its "surprise" decision to abandon its CHF1.20/euro peg. This was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street. At 0653 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 47 points at 5,553. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia will ...

BetaShares launches ASX-listed ETF for US equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
BetaShares has launched a US equities exchange traded fund (ETF) that will trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The fund is the first of its kind in Australia and it aims to provide an investment return that tracks the performance of the ...

Magellan ups cash weighting ahead of market volatility

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Magellan Asset Management raised the cash weighting in its Global and Infrastructure funds in anticipation of a possible market correction in credit and equity markets. In a note sent to investors, Magellan chief executive and chief investment officer ...

FPA deal with Cbus sparks super fund interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has received expressions of interest from several superannuation funds keen on striking referral deals similar to those signed with Cbus and Sunsuper. FPA chief executive Mark Rantall told Financial Standard ...

CFA names new president and chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
The CFA Institute's Asia Pacific managing director and global head of institutional partnerships, Paul Smith, has been named as the organisation's new president and chief executive. The appointment, effective immediately, comes after an extensive global ...