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Australia a priority for HSBC despite job cuts

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
HSBC said Australia is a priority market, but has not confirmed if the decision to cut 25,000 jobs globally will affect the business down under. The group confirmed that it wants to reduce its risk weighted assets by 25%. To achieve that, it will sell ...

Franking credits matter, academics say

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Dismantling franking credits could have detrimental effects for shareholders and for the Australian economy, academics for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) argued in a research paper. "There is ample evidence that Australian ...

Internalisation has gone the full circle say CIOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
Superannuation funds are being further driven to internalise their operations as pressure continues in an environment working towards reducing member fees. Internalisation was a key talking point during the chief investment officer roundtable discussion ...

Australia underperforms as China slows down: Russell

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
Australia's 'triple treat' of a resilient domestic share market, a strong domestic currency and a solid property market is crumbling as the Australian dollar falls and China growth slows. The latest edition of the Russell Investments/ASX Long-term Investing ...

Buy-back boom driven by loose Fed policy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
The record $133 billion in buybacks for S&P companies announced in April are an economic distortion resulting from years of accommodative monetary policy and could be costing shareholders long-term performance, according to BlackRock's US-based chief ...

CBA, NAB execs join Finsia board

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Executives from National Australia Bank (NAB) and Commonwealth Bank (CBA) have been appointed to the board of financial services body Finsia. NAB group chief risk officer David Gall will become president, while CBA general manager of loan markets and ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... signs of progress being made although that is doing little to settle the markets, with most European equity indices in the red..." he added. Greece said on Tuesday it had made "difficult concessions" in a "realistic" reform plan it has put to its creditors ...

J.P.Morgan makes Australian appointment amid global restructure

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
J.P.Morgan Asset Management has appointed a key account manager for Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Business development manager Joseph Tobias will join the funds business as key account manager to strengthen the firm's presence ...

Super reforms to hurt retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
The Treasury's proposed changes to the Age Pension in the 2015 Budget were targeted at "liquid millionaires" claiming government assistance, but some industry figures say the new rules will hit the most vulnerable retirees over the long-term. According ...

Tax reform cannot be deferred any longer: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
Improving Australia's tax system will allow greater access for equity capital investment in to local businesses and boost the entrepreneurial potential of the economy according to Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL). ...