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GreySpark consultancy opens in Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
Global capital markets consultant GreySpark Partners has expanded its Asia Pacific operations with the opening of its first Australian office in Sydney. GreySpark Partners Australia will provide institutional investors and banks in Australia and across ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a negative lead from Wall Street which fell following disappointing US jobs data. At 0900 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 5,032. The US economy ...

FPA asks for tax-deductible advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... overall," the submission said. With financial advisers needing to become registered tax agents under the Tax Agents Services Act (TASA) 2009 and the banning of commissions on financial advice, the FPA argues that "this is the right environment for the ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after mixed performances on international markets. At 0904 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,053. European markets were mixed but US stocks moved higher ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open sharply lower after Wall Street plunged as lacklustre reports on Chinese and US manufacturing activity added to concerns about economic growth and emerging-market economies. At 0845 AEDT on Tuesday, the March ...

Aussie employment outlook 'slightly dismal': Sloan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Australia's unemployment rate is set to pass 6% in the coming year, and could go further if the Abbott government does not address labour market regulation, according to The Australian contributing economics editor Judith Sloan. Speaking at the annual ...

TPB releases guidance on conflict of interest

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has focused its first document outlining guidance for the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 on the management of conflicts of interest. The document details the actions that registered tax agents should take in case ...

Saxo launches social trading platform

HARRY PAGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
Saxo Capital Markets (Australia), a subsidiary of Saxo Bank, is offering a new online trading platform for serious investors called TradingFloor.com. The new platform allows traders to create a social experience by sharing their trades with peers. Investors ...

Trio victims condemn Astarra director jail release

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
The Victims of Financial Fraud (VOFF) have condemned the release of Astarra Asset Management former director Shawn Richard after two years and six months in prison. The organisation that represents the victims of the Trio Capital fraud have described ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, taking its lead from Wall Street which is down one per cent after weaker-than-expected Chinese manufacturing figures. At 0855 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down 31 points ...