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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... Murray, chair of the Financial System Inquiry, is slated to speak at a Deloitte/Financial Services Council lunch in Sydney. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday suffered its fifth consecutive session of losses, taking ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... is still a place for active managers in institutional portfolios. And if so, does the move to passive investing suggest a major industry rethink is needed to get the most value out of the markets? For the full story, download the November 17 issue of ...

REST announces JV with US property developer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... relationship will be a collaborative one rather than a traditional hands-off mandate, with REST retaining approval over all major investment decisions. In this sense, it is similar to arrangements AustralianSuper has in place with QIC and ISPT. REST ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... why the materials space remains the one to watch - probably one of the worst performing plays around," Mr Lucas said. The major banks were experiencing some stability after falling in the wake of trading ex-dividend. Commonwealth Bank was up 10 cents ...

Original FoFA laws take immediate effect

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... disclosure statements to clients who joined them before July 2013. Grandfathering provisions are also scrapped. The other major change is that advisers are now regulated by a 'catch-all' provision in section 961(2)(g) of the best interests duty, which ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
The Australian share market is trading lower, pulled back by the big miners and major banks. Investors largely ignored gains on markets in the United States and Europe overnight, and instead fretted over lower iron ore prices. "It was concerning for ...

ASX and Bank of China sign major agreement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
ASX and the Bank of China have signed a heads of agreement to develop the Renminbi (RMB) as a currency in Australia's financial markets. The heads of agreement complements the recent appointment of the Bank of China as the official RMB clearing bank ...

SEC imposes US$4.16bn in penalties

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... advisers. Actions against investment adviser groups were also detailed. In addition, the SEC annual report contained details of major jury trial victories that resulted in more than US$350 million in restitution orders. "The quality, breadth, and impact ...

FoFA disallowance could put industry into breach of law

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
A Senate alliance between Labor, the Greens and three crossbench Senators has pushed for a motion to disallow the Coalition's proposed changes to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation in a move that could put the industry immediately into ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... to $3.135. Oil producer Woodside Petroleum lifted 10 cents to $39.20 while Santos climbed six cents to $12.04. Among the major banks, Commonwealth Bank rose 25 cents to $81.24, ANZ gained 14 cents to $32.04, National Australia Bank put on 11 cents to ...