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Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
"Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day." - Mary Hopkin The days of Japan 2013, that is. Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of 2013 when all bets on Japan paid off oh so sweetly. The Nikkei-225 index ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... Bank of Australia Assistant Governor (Economic) Christopher Kent is slated to speak to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) Economic and Political Overview 2014. In equities news, Newcrest Mining, Sims Metal Management and Automotive ...

Member direct investment at "high water mark": AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... extent," he said. He quoted a Rice Warner study that found that only "about a dozen funds" had got MDI capabilities under development. "It really hasn't taken the world by storm," he said, adding that wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Haynes shared the ...

Australian operations boost GBST

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... Wealth management sales grew in Australia and the United Kingdom but competition also increased, Lake said. Product development expenditure had also resulted in lower margins. "The strength of our Australian operations and annuity licence income, which ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets after new Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen's promise that monetary policy would continue and strong Chinese trade data. At 0850 AEDT on Thursday, the March share ...

Elders FP appoints regional manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... South Wales. Kevin Mayne will join the company as regional manager north at Elders. His previous role was as practice development manager and acting state manager in Queensland for Securitor. He has also previously held a range of senior banking and ...

Credit Suisse goes "wild" in its 2014 outlook

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... around the globe," the analysts said. "The Murray Financial System review will no doubt look at the impediments to the development of the credit market in Australia."

Charterhill assets frozen

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The Federal Court in Adelaide froze all assets owned by the founders of the Charterhill group, following an application from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The Charterhill group specialises in assisting clients to invest ...

ETF assets to surpass hedge funds in 12-18 months

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... market is comparatively sophisticated, but geographically fragmented and carries a heavy regulatory burden. The rapid development of Asian ETF markets suggests that they could leapfrog ahead of Europe in the future." "In Australia, the ETF market still ...

Centrepoint makes four key appointments

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... Northern New South Wales for PIS. Backman joined PIS in 2010 as a practice consultant and he has experience in practice development, practice management, senior financial planning and finance.