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Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Like a dog with a bone, financial markets have latched onto growth - or more precisely, the lack of it - and wouldn't let go. Wall Street remains in no mood for celebration even as America commemorated the day Christopher Columbus discovered their land ...

Gold stocks undervalued but likely to rise

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... next years as Chinese demand increases and production costs lower. Van Eck Global portfolio manager of gold strategies Joe Foster predicted that gold prices could surpass the US$1,400 an ounce from the current US$1,200 an ounce. Some gold stocks are ...

Institutions' bid to raise adviser education not genuine: FSU

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
The attempt by Australia's largest financial institutions to raise the education standards for their financial advisers is not a genuine attempt by licensees to improve integrity and transparency in the industry, the Financial Services Union (FSU) said. ...

FEAL and T. Rowe Price launch national resilience program

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... Fund Executives Association (FEAL) and global asset manager T. Rowe Price have launched a "national resilience program" to foster sustainable leadership within the funds management industry. FEAL chief executive Joanna Davison said the initiative, proposed ...

IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
IFM Investors has invested US$1 billion in a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading facility on Quintana Island near Freeport in Texas. The project will add liquefaction capabilities to the existing port at Quintana Island, allowing natural gas to ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
In May, Prime Minister Tony Abbott made good on his promise to be an 'infrastructure prime minister', dedicating billions of dollars to infrastructure development in the budget. But is this enough to get the bulldozers bulldozing? James Fernyhough takes ...

Fostering ethical standards crucial to industry reputation: CFA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
Promoting an industry-wide conversation about ethical practices and raising awareness about investors' rights will go a long way to improving the health and reputation of the financial services industry, according to CFA Societies Australia vice president ...

David Murray gives first insight into FSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chairman David Murray said that the committee will focus on ageing, technology and innovation as drivers of change and at how these affect regulation, competition and consumer outcomes. Murray said that the committee ...

FEATURE: Re-imagining Australia's financial future

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... intended to be a 'root and branch' examination of the nation's financial system. "The inquiry will make recommendations to foster an efficient, competitive and flexible financial system, consistent with financial stability, prudence, integrity and fairness. ...

FICAP RockStar of the year crowned

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... lives when they need it most." One of the highlights of the evening was a rap written and performed by 15-year-olds Beau Foster and Kobie Duncan, who have been part of Weave's 'Kool Kids' program. Trei Stewart, also part of the program, opened the evening ...