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Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Dear! Dear! Dear! Yes my dear Virginia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed that the cost of living in this sunburnt country girt by sea has become dearer in the quarter ended 31 December 2013. Headline consumer prices jumped by 0.8% ...

MSI launches three new SIV funds

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has launched three new funds, broadening its Significant Investment Visa (SIV) following the 888 Fund that was established last year. Conservative, Balanced and Growth funds are the new three that MSI has launched. ...

Japan's coming April fools' day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

MySuper lifecycle options not for everyone: AusSuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
MySuper lifecycle products are not the best option for super funds whose members have lower balances, according to AustralianSuper investment manager Alistair Barker. Over the last year as funds have launched their MySuper options, many have opted for ...

RBA rate cut on cards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
A lack of strength in the Australian economy could force the Reserve Bank (RBA) into another rate cut, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) investment manager Angus Bell. Even in a best case scenario Bell doesn't see Australia's record ...

Synchron in recruitment mode after grandfathering changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

It's good, it's bad, it's faked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

FPA condemns FoFA fear mongers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has urged planners to "rise above the noise of tired, product-centric arguments" in the early days of the watered-down Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. On 20 December 2013 Assistant Treasurer ...

AMP Capital proposes new infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
AMP Capital has urged the federal government to allocate more funds to greenfield infrastructure projects on the grounds that it would reap the benefits of increased tax revenue from the resulting economic activity. AMP Capital made the proposal as ...

Women hedgies outperform but overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014