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Fight profit shifting, ACTU tells industry funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... have, the call for action by the ACTU is expected to be taken seriously especially as 15 of the 23 conference sponsors were major industry superannuation funds, associations or affiliated companies. In the same presentation, delegates were told that ...

Super life insurance misconceptions addressed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
The sale of life insurance through superannuation funds has extended both sectors' reach yet the extra exposure is sending mixed messages to current and potential customers. On one hand life insurance payments and claims have been increasing as members ...

Advice firm ditches platform, adopts MDA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A Synchron financial planning practice has stopped using wrap platforms and has partnered with a managed discretionary account provider for its investment transactions. MEDIQ Financial Services will transition the majority of its clients to the managedaccounts.com.au ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... points compared with Friday's close, with volumes worth less than 700 million euros ($A985 million) traded. Most of Europe's major markets - including London and Frankfurt - remained closed during the Monday holiday, with Wall Street similarly taking ...

Shares higher on US rate outlook

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
The Australian share market is higher as investors return to high yield stocks, including the major banks. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said stocks were also supported by comments from US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen that the Federal ...

NAS renews custody contract with CareSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... market." NAS is the largest custodian in the Australian market with $692 billion in assets under custody. It is also the only major player based in Australia, while all the other large custodians have an international presence. Despite losing some large ...

FEATURE: Adviser education

FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... accredited Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) professional practice. Last year the Commonwealth Bank, among other major financial institutions, released what would be its minimum adviser standards. Financial advisers operating under CBA's ...

Market lower as Wall Street falls

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was down nine points at 5,6732. On Friday, US stocks finished lower after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the ...

Market to open higher after Wall Street record high

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... PanAust holds its annual general meeting in Brisbane. Shares rose on Thursday as bargain hunters piled into most of the major banks, and the big miners found support from investors betting on further economic stimulus measures in China. The benchmark ...

Bargain hunters push shares higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... after a big rise in annual profit plus the payment of a special dividend and announcement of another share buyback. The major banks were mixed, with Commonwealth Bank up 82 cents at $83.31, ANZ up nine cents at $31.98, Westpac 11 cents higher at $32.37 ...