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Govt begins long-awaited retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
The government has launched its much-anticipated review of Australia's underdeveloped retirement income industry with the release of a comprehensive discussion paper. The 21-page paper discusses measures to overhaul the entire regulatory regime of the ...

Zurich extends daily data feeds offer

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
Users of the AdviserLogic platform will have access to Zurich Financial Services' daily data feed service as a result of a partnership between the two companies. The service automatically updates client and policy information to the financial planning ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... Friday meant it was going to be a tough gig for the major resources companies to contribute to a rally," he said. Among the big miners, BHP dropped seven cents to $38.32, while Rio Tinto slipped 20 cents to $64.09 but Fortescue Metals gained two cents ...

Down one day, dip buying the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... fell by more than 1.0%. But have no fear, the dip buyers were there. S&P 500 index up by 0.4% the next day before dropping big time on the 17th - the day civilian aircraft Malaysian MH17 was shot down over Ukraine and Israel sent ground troops and tanks ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... 7.89% to 61.5 cents, Newcrest was up 30 cents, or 2.69% to $11.46 while Northern Star climbed 4.5 cents, or 2.6% to $1.78. The big miners suffered, with BHP dropping 16 cents to $38.39, Rio slipping 46 cents to $64.29 and Fortescue falling seven cents ...

Governments are 'out of money': Hockey

AAP, PETER TRUTE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey says governments are out of money and can only fund vital infrastructure with funds from the private sector. Hockey told the B20 summit of business leaders in Sydney that infrastructure is a key part of meeting a two per cent increase ...

FEATURE: The metamorphosis of custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... resulting in some custodians offering what are termed 'fee holidays'. The fiercest competition has been over contracts with big superannuation funds, which are going to tender with increased regularity in the knowledge that they can in all likelihood ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... expected to be quite strong." Investors in resource stocks were also cheered by the carbon tax being abolished by the Senate. The big miners all added more than 1.5 percentage points with Fortescue lifting 15 cents to $4.73, Rio Tinto climbing $1.15 ...

UK annuities policy dubbed 'political schizophrenia'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... (NAPF) chief executive Joanne Segars said the decision to scrap compulsory annuitisation was a political one, and would have "big implications on how super funds invest." She said UK funds are receiving confusing messages from the government. On the ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... the BRICS' R5 New Development Bank should be welcomed as a complement to the international financial order - another backup big institution when the going gets tough. It's still early days but it would be put to test sooner or later... when the Fed's ...