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Bracks to return to funds management

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... management sector," he said in a brief statement in which he confirmed that the secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs informed him of the decision last night following a briefing with Bishop. "I have spent the last month in consultations across ...

US delays tax avoidance law by 6 months

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... agreements with countries and jurisdictions across the globe," said Treasury deputy assistant secretary for international tax affairs Robert Stack. The US-based Investment Company Institute (ICI) welcomed the move. "This six-month delay will provide ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... billion-a-month cash stimulus program, known as quantitative easing or QE. "Some are suggesting that the current state of affairs in China is very similar to that seen in the US pre-GFC (global financial crisis)," Mr Lucas said. "Leverage was cheap and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... billion-a-month cash stimulus program, known as quantitative easing or QE. "Some are suggesting that the current state of affairs in China is very similar to that seen in the US pre-GFC (global financial crisis)," Mr Lucas said. "Leverage was cheap and ...

AFS goes into liquidation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... liquidators. The meeting of creditors was held on yesterday where creditors reviewed the companies' business, property and affairs, and considered the companies' future according to a statement by voluntary administrators BDO. AFS Group was reported ...

BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... be rejoicing much more. Japan, after all, is our second biggest export market (according to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade), next to China. According to DFAT data, Japan accounts for 17% of Australia's total exports as at the end of 2011 ...

Govt moves to enshrine 'financial adviser' label

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
... adviser from telling consumers they are. "These reforms will enable consumers to know who to trust with their financial affairs, and build consumer confidence in the financial product advice industry", Mr Shorten said. It will also make it easier for ...

Moneysoft to launch hassle-free data gathering software

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... Moneysoft David MacKay told Financial Standard. "A lot of people have lots of different banking institution so their financial affairs are in a number of different institutions and a financial adviser would normally have to speak to the client, ask him ...

Bernanke pours liquid over Roman burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... words. In his "Semi-annual "Monetary Policy Report to the Congress before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.", US Federal Reserve Chairman Uncle Ben said: "Although a long period of low rates could encourage ...

Matthews Steer creates new wealth management arm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... and the private wealth division will provide a truly holistic service for SMSFs, encompassing a client's total financial affairs. "On top of that, we are seeing more demand generally for combined services across accountancy, taxation and wealth generation ...