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ISN-FSC accord has its limits: Whiteley

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... Brogden organised by Ernst and Young. "As we debated, what we were both realising at the time was that by and large we were pretty much agreeing," he said. "So we might disagree about certain policy elements, but we both agreed that to retain the confidence ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... Gillham says. "It's just easing off at the moment," he said. "We've had a bit of a weakening off over the last few days. It's pretty normal market conditions." The big banks were all stronger, with ANZ up four cents to $31.03, National Australia Bank ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... traders appeared to have been taking some money off the table following strong gains in the past week. "We've had some pretty good days recently following the election (on September 7) and I think we're just going to cool our heels just a tiny bit," ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... traders appeared to have been taking some money off the table following strong gains in the past week. "We've had some pretty good days recently following the election (on September 7) and I think we're just going to cool our heels just a tiny bit," ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... Brothers in 2008, while the All Ordinaries index hit 5,259 points, also a five-year high. Mr Spooner said there were gains pretty much across the board on Monday morning. "It's a good strong start," he said. Mining giant BHP Billiton was up 20 cents ...

Deutsche Bank dismisses mining fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... the June quarter showing flat earnings year-on-year for the first time in two years. "That improvement has come against a pretty soft backdrop. China's looked like its slowing, Europe has only started strengthening and in Australia we had a big hit to ...

Mercer gives taster of MySuper product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... Standard Mercer had applied for its MySuper licence, and expects to have it "well within the year." He said the SmartPath was "pretty much developed from an investment perspective." "I personally believe that it's the most innovative and relevant lifecycle ...

AAP hits adviser milestone ahead of buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... Professional Investment Services (PIS). "I am not aware that we have lost significant practices since June, the situation is pretty stable now," he said. Centrepoint-owned PIS has experienced a fall of adviser numbers and has gone from 1,257 advisers ...

Global uncertainty provides opportunities in retail property

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... existing clients to allow the fund manager to take advantage of the opportunities it has found. "The retail sector has been pretty robust throughout the meltdown in the global economy. The stocks I've mentioned represent the best quality assets in the ...

Abbott's PPL scheme to hit Australia's charities

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... taxation to Australia; something which he said was removed by former Prime Minister Paul Keating in 1987. "That to me is a pretty amazing policy development which reintroduces double taxation in Australia and impacts on every investor and every superannuant ...