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US bond yields zipped by ZIRP?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
A trading day short of six months into 2014 and yields on 10-year US government benchmark bonds have dropped to 2.54% -- exactly 50 basis points below the 3.04% they were fetching at the birth of 2014. What's interesting Virginia, is that this is happening ...

Netwealth unveils key changes to advice business

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... opportunity. The group has appointed Financial Planning Services Australia (FPSA) executive Peter Boston as head of advice development. In this new position, Boston will oversee the sales, practice development and business development of advisers across ...

James knows when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Jumpin' Jiminy Cricket Batman! The US Federal Reserve will begin to lift interest rates soon - that is, sooner than everyone in the planet expects. Bullard of bull (dropping?). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said so in his ...

Senate report, a turning point for advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... and asks that planners should have a relevant university degree, three years' experience and on-going professional development. It also asked that advisers who give personal advice on Tier 1 products should pass a national examination "developed and ...

Women in Super scholarship open for applicants

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... calling for applications from members wishing to attend one of two workshops. The first scholarship is the Professional Development Skills Program, and includes attendance of a choice of three workshops run by rogenSi. The second is the Board Program ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... according to a key government official. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) held at Parliament House in Canberra, Dr David Gruen, the Commonwealth Treasury's executive director ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... emphasis on wealth accumulation. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) held at Parliament House in Canberra, Dr David Gruen, the Commonwealth Treasury's executive director macroeconomic ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

Lonsec reveals new CEOs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... the end of this month. As Lonsec Fiscal chairman, Jeff Bresnahan said:A "Jason has been instrumental in not only the development of SuperRatings from a simple idea over a decade ago, but also in putting the Group in an excellent position for sustained ...

$US5b irregularities at China fund, banks

AFP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... opaque management of government-controlled firms. China Investment Corporation (CIC), Bank of China and Agricultural Development Bank of China violated regulations in areas including asset selling, loan issuance and fraudulent invoicing, according to ...