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Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... only the US mid-2015 rate lift-off remaining the only "if" that needs to be satisfied, Adam's prediction is looking like one big mighty stretch. Not only a stretch, it's simply wrong if Westpac's present guess proves to be on the ball. Westpac's crystal ...

Grandfathering set to become next advice battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... adviser bases and larger licensees will have their advisers locked in," and added that "the small will get smaller and the big, bigger and that's not a competitive market place." "Large institutions will be likely to gain even greater control over advice ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
The share market is lower for a fourth straight day as further falls in iron ore prices drags on the big miners. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the lower iron ore price was the main culprit behind the market fall, as it had been for last three ...

FoFA opt-in to cause advisers biggest headache

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... feel sorry for the people trying to sell their businesses at the moment because it's going to have an impact. It throws a big cloud on valuations." David Rae of DPR Accountants and Advisers meanwhile said events in Parliament last night were dramatic ...

Cormann to keep up the FoFA fight

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... down of the FoFA legislation but conceded there were commercial interests involved. "We are not acting on the advice of the big banks at all. I do readily concede that this is a highly technical area. It is an area in which there are vested commercial ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... Corporation have annual general meetings. In Australia, the market on Wednesday fell for a third straight day, dragged lower by big miners and the banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 30.9 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 5,368.8 points. The broader ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
The Australian share market is trading lower, pulled back by the big miners and major banks. Investors largely ignored gains on markets in the United States and Europe overnight, and instead fretted over lower iron ore prices. "It was concerning for ...

ASX and Bank of China sign major agreement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
ASX and the Bank of China have signed a heads of agreement to develop the Renminbi (RMB) as a currency in Australia's financial markets. The heads of agreement complements the recent appointment of the Bank of China as the official RMB clearing bank ...

One swallow says it's springtime for Germany

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... loco. Yes Virginia, they've gone loco over reports that economic sentiment in the region's locomotive - Germany -- rebounded (big time) in November after falling month after month after month since December last year. The Euro Stoxx 50 index gained 1.2% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street and European markets after data showed German investor confidence had returned for the first time this year. At 0852 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...