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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 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
The share market was slightly weaker at noon after falls on Wall Street overnight and poor spending data in the US provided negative leads. A higher iron ore price has given some miners a boost, while energy, telecommunications and utilities are doing ...

Financial services stars named in rich list

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Some of Australia's best known investment talent has been named in BRW's latest rebalancing of its annual rich list. In tenth place, Platinum Asset Management co-founder Kerr Neilson was the highest placed financial services executive with an estimated ...

CBA apologies again, refutes reckless culture accusations

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Commonwealth Bank has apologised again for the misconduct of its financial advisers that resulted in clients losing millions in retirement savings and has refuted accusations that its sales-based culture was "reckless." The bank has issued a statement ...

But they said it was Iraq

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
I clicked, and I clicked, and I clicked but I can't find no... no, no, no... no mention of that which was finger-pointed for yesterday's sharp fall on Wall Street. Yes, Virginia there wasn't any mention of Iraq. Wall Street rebounded overnight despite ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is lower amid concerns over the conflict in the Middle East. The market opened lower following a weak lead from Wall Street, despite strong US economic data released overnight. Consumer confidence in the US increased for ...

Momentum for mFund service gathering despite uncertainty

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Equity Trustees has said it is starting to see momentum building for investors to transact through the ASX's mFund Settlement Service. The group says applications for funds provided by two of its clients, PIMCO and Armytage Private Funds, are being ...

MySuper flips members out of millions: CSSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
MySuper may be leaving some disengaged members with much lower life insurance cover thanks to a new form of 'flipping', the Corporate Super Specialists' Alliance (CSSA) has warned. The practice of flipping members from less expensive corporate super ...

FUM closes in on $2trn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
Australia's funds management market is on the verge of breaking through the $2 trillion barrier, reveals new research from Rainmaker. Rainmaker has just released its March 2014 funds under management (FUM) survey and they found that the combined Australian ...

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
I had pancakes for breakfast. So was everyone else tuned in to overnight trading activity on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index closed flat -- ok, ok... an itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie minus 0.01% if one must be pedantic about it -- after declining by as much ...