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'Weaven model' would get best infra deals: IFM

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... for an inverted bid model, therefore, the industry funds will likely be facing strong opposition from investment banks and big construction companies.

AFA to recognise best adviser and best practice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... Adviser of the Year Award was established by the AFA and Zurich in 2003," AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. "But one of the big changes we have seen in recent years is the growth in new business models, with the principals of many successful and innovative ...

Crime survey finds fraud rife in Australia

PETRINA BERRY, AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
Well-educated men in their 30s from middle management are the most likely perpetrators of internal fraud, a survey of Australian firms shows. PricewaterhouseCoopers' 2014 Global Economic Crime Survey found Australian organisations reported more crime ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Australian share market was weaker in early trade ignoring positive leads out of the US overnight. US markets scaled record highs following a solid report on US manufacturing activity, while European markets were flat on soft German inflation data. ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... clues of what's next. Speaking of what's next, the European Central Bank's (ECB) Council meeting later this week would be a big one and could be a game changer for the eurozone. The general consensus is that the ECB would announce some form of monetary ...

IOOF and SFGA union rattles top ranks

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... Bank, but larger than Westpac, NAB, Macquarie and ANZ. It will also be sixth by number of advisers, right after AMP and the big four. "IOOF brings scale, management and marketing experience; it puts us in a better position to negotiate," Bedding said. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... nine cents to 88.5 cents after again downgrading its full year profit forecast, this time by nearly 30 per cent. Gains by the big banks were helping neutralise the falls of the miners. The National Australia Bank was 20 cents higher at $33.69, Westpac ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
Who went away in May? The month when we're supposed to sell and go away is over but it appears that it's the sellers that went away instead. Yes, Virginia, May's closing stats show that most major equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town ...

So bad it's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... GDP being revised from an annualised growth of 0.1% to an annualised contraction of 0.5% they said when the stock indices - big, small and tech - went down yesterday. Well hello! US real GDP was, indeed, recalibrated lower to show an annualised contraction ...

Survey reveals investors greatest fear in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
A hard landing in China is the risk investors are most concerned about in the second half of 2014, according to a recent Credit Suisse survey. The financial services company collected data via snap polls of attendees at its fifth annual Global Macro ...