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Fixed it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
The times, they are a-changin'. We've come a long, long way Virginia. Yes, us, Australians all... for the times, they have a-changed. Not so long ago, many were concern over Australian bank's vulnerability to rising interest rates because of their reliance ...

Getting ideas across to SMSFs the first battle: AMP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
Distributing ideas to self-managed super funds (SMSF) is the first challenge for product providers looking to crack this inaccessible market, according to AMP Capital portfolio manager for infrastructure Perry Lucas. Lucas, who manages AMP Capital's ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
For those who still doubt that expectations matter in the financial market, last night's double boo boo on Wall Street should cast those doubts aside. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) released its manufacturing index for May last night. Markets ...

FEATURE: Managing SMSF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
Self-managed superannuation funds are synonymous withA growth. As their number surpasses the half a million mark, Laura Millan looks at the opportunities for individual investors and how SMSFs could contribute to the Australian economy. Of all the appealing ...

Action! in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi appears to have dragged out his promised action on monetary policy long enough. While the ECB announced no changes in monetary policy after its Governing Council meeting last night - the benchmark rate at ...

May the Fed be with you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
No surprise, no surprise. Another month... another US$10 billion off the Fed's asset shopping budget and more stressing that interest rates would remain low for a "considerable" time. You, I and Irene very much expected the Federal Open Market Committee's ...

Think tank calls to end super tax concessions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
Australia's superannuation tax concession is too generous towards the wealthy and should be scrapped before it becomes an expensive drag on the country's finances, according to new research from the Australia Institute. The think tank said that tax ...

Registrations open for Future2 Melbourne to Adelaide ride

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
Registrations are open for the 2014 Future2 Wheel Classic fundraising bike ride from Melbourne to Adelaide. Participants will raise funds that will enable Future2 to make grants to community not-for-profits that give opportunities to disadvantaged children ...

Instos lose chasing high hedge fund returns

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
Institutional investors are shooting themselves in the foot by pressuring managers running their hedge fund mandates to chase broad market returns, according to a leading US hedge fund manager. Peak6 Advisors chief executive and chief investment officer ...

Whistleblower claims the existence of 100 CBA rogue advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
Former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser and whistleblower Jeffrey Morris has "no doubt" that a proper investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) would reveal at least 100 current or former rogue CBA advisers. ...