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OneVue rules out further acquisitions in run up to IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
OneVue chief executive Connie Mckeage has ruled out any more acquisitions as the wholesale SMSF solutions provider looks towards Easter for its much anticipated IPO. Mckeage said that despite OneVue "always looking for acquisitions" in the platform ...

Never good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
Yeah, it's good but... This is the overriding verdict of the country's oft-quoted economists to the latest Australian national accounts report that showed our economy grew by a larger-than-expected 0.8% (expectations 0.7%) in the December quarter and ...

MySuper authorisations reaches 117

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
There are now 117 authorised MySuper products with corporate funds now entering the product class. The latest information on MySuper authorisations from the regulator APRA shows that of the 17 new authorisations since December 2013 that 13 are for corporate ...

SSFS invests in Standard Life alternative fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
State Super Financial Services (SSFS) has invested in Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies Australian Trust (GARS) as part of a broader alternative investment strategy. SSFS did not disclose the amount invested in GARS due to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets amid easing after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would send troops into Ukraine only as "a last resort". At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the S&P 500 hit a new record peak with investors were generally optimistic about growth in the US economy. At 0810 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up 21 points at ...

Advice numbers and client claims hit PIS results

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
The fall in advice numbers and the increase in client claims hit Professional Investment Services (PIS) revenue, which fell 7% during the first half of financial year 2014. Centrepoint Alliance-owned PIS reported that net revenues fell by 7% to $11.497 ...

market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the S&P 500 hit a new record peak with investors were generally optimistic about growth in the US economy. At 0810 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up 21 points at ...

Death and TPD dominate Super Complaints Tribunal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
More than half of all complaints made to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal in the December quarter related to death and disability insurance claims. Death benefit disputes made up 32.2% of complaints, while disability related disputes, including ...

YBR doubles wealth management revenue

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has more than doubled its wealth management revenue in the six months to December 30, 2013. The company reported a 129% increase to $1.64 million in the first half of financial year 2014. However, the lending retail side of the ...