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Market set for a steady start

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
The Australian market looks set for a steady start to the week, as Greece and European leaders continues to work towards ending the country's debt crisis. At 0704 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down three points ...

Fund manager fees too high: David Neal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
Investment management fees are too high and if they remain unchecked then fund managers will find clients moving management capabilities in house or search for cheaper options. That's according to Future Fund managing director David Neal, who made the ...

Future Fund and AustralianSuper settle court case

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
The legal battle between two of Australia's funds management giants has ended with a multi-million dollar settlement. The Future Fund will pay AustralianSuper $7 million which will contribute to the legal costs of the country's largest industry fund ...

Buffett insurer partners with IAG

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Warren Buffett-chaired Berkshire Hathaway has entered a strategic partnership with Insurance Australia Group (IAG). The partnership consists of a ten-year 20% quota share agreement, with Berkshire acquiring roughly 90 million IAG shares (for a total ...

EY and UTS form financial data partnership

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
EY and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) have launched an alliance to tackle the biggest data analytics challenges facing the Australian financial services industry. The financial services analytics alliance will see both organisations apply ...

Australia a priority for HSBC despite job cuts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
HSBC said Australia is a priority market, but has not confirmed if the decision to cut 25,000 jobs globally will affect the business down under. The group confirmed that it wants to reduce its risk weighted assets by 25%. To achieve that, it will sell ...

Demand waning for finance executives

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
After significant gains in demand for finance executives over the past 12 months, research by executive search firm E.L Consult suggests the tides may be turning. The findings come from E.L Consult's monthly E.L Index, which is based on analysis of ...

SDI products drive retail FUM growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
Newer styles of products aimed at self-directed investors (SDI) may account for a small share of the retail investment market but they represent a much larger share of market growth. These product styles include managed accounts and their separately ...

ISA appoints "fiscal hawk" chief economist

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has appointed a new chief economist. Stephen Anthony joins the association from Macroeconomics, where he was director of budget and forecasting. He is also a former Treasury economist and participated in the development ...

PROFILE: IOOF managing director Chris Kelaher

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
IOOF managing director Chris Kelaher's trajectory has awarded him the labels of serial acquirer and M&A veteran. He has been behind the takeover of 30 companies in the last decade alone. But Kelaher's career in financial services started far away from ...