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MyState sees small growth in profits

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... "MyState continues to focus on writing high-quality loan business; arrears remain well below industry peers, reflecting the sound credit quality of the loan book. Tight cost control, combined with structural changes to increase efficiency, has improved ...

QV Equities raises $180m

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... strong competitive advantage, recurring and predictable earnings streams run by capable management teams that will provide sound long term investments as they grow their earnings and dividends over time. "We believe the recent volatility in the share ...

Law firm rubbishes Grattan fee report

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... the Australian system is accurately assessed and any cost reductions and efficiency gains are made appropriately based on sound evidence-based research." The submission says that comparisons of the Australian system with international counterparts must ...

Global Wealth Partners to launch fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... indicative pre-launch commitments of $100 million from sophisticated investors. "Diversification lies at the heart of any sound investment strategy but Australian investors, particularly those with self-managed super funds and self-funded retirees, are ...

Tax retirement earnings at flat 15%, says consultant

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
A flat 15% tax on post-retirement investment earnings would solve the problem of lost tax revenue through self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to Andrew Baker, managing partner at Tria Investment Partners. Speaking at an event hosted ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... housing loans in the United States could affect markets around the world, including Australia. Notwithstanding the relatively sound exit of Australia from the financial crisis, future risks to citizens and users of the system will have to be managed ...

Platinum steps up focus on adviser market

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... financial planning scholarship program. In a press release announcing the sponsorship Neilson said: "The availability of sound professional advice to individuals is essential given the obligation on the public to prepare for their financial future." ...

Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Wall Street down... on Iraq... on escalating Middle East tensions... Sounds about quite right 'eh Virginia? After all, an escalation of conflict in the land of the sand dunes would lift the price of what's underneath those sand dunes - oil. This, in ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... fed funds rate to be 1.13% at the end of 2015 (from 1.0% in March) and 2.5% the following year (from 2.25%). Say whaaaat! Sound the alarm, sound the alarm! But nah, Wall Street still rallied last night despite these raised rate forecasts. Perhaps this ...

Senate report supportive of government FoFA reforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... the main industry stakeholders' demand: "to achieve a proper balance between providing adequate consumer protection and sound professional and affordable financial advice." The final document states that overall, "the proposed amendments strike that ...