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AFA calls for adviser leadership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox has said that advisers and licensees should take leadership roles in "pre-empting" life insurance reforms. Signalling the controversial Trowbridge Report as being the catalyst for self-directed ...

Advance AM head of strategy steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
BT-owned Advance Asset Management's head of strategy and research Felix Stephen will leave the company on April 30. In addition to his 11 years at Advance, Stephen has broad experience across the banking and financial services sectors, having held roles ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... market on Thursday posted its first gain in four days, though stronger commodity prices were the main driver rather than a surprise drop in unemployment. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39.1 points, or 0.66 per cent, at 5,947.5 points. The broader ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
The Australian stock market is flat with energy stocks weaker on heavy oil price falls. In early trade on Thursday, mining and energy stocks had given up most of Wednesday's strong gains, IG market strategist Evan Lucas said. And, he said, there was ...

ASIC to investigate AUD spike

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
ASIC is investigating a suspicious spike in the Australian dollar that occurred seconds before the RBA announced it was keeping cash rates on hold at 2.25%. The Australian dollar rose to 76.07 US cents (from 75.97) just prior to the RBA's announcement ...

The RBA not in full control of dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... enough... and stay there for long. The A$ dropped to US$0.7690 on 3 February (from US$0.7820 the day before) after the RBA's surprise announcement of a 25 bps cut in the official cash rate to 2.25% that day. However, despite majority expectations for ...

RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... finance increased by 0.7% in February and 10.1% from a year ago. Would Gov Glenn go for a hat trick next week with a third surprise? We'll worry about May after Tuesday's decision next week.

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
Competition in the annuities market will increase, but is likely to remain low over the short term as Challenger dominates about 95% of the market, a Credit Suisse report found. Credit Suisse said that Challenger's natural competitors, banks and life ...

FICAP Rockstar winners announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... Jodie Hanson was handed the ANZ People's Choice Award for Dolly Parton's 9 to 5. Zurich's Karli Mann was the biggest surprise, leading the 800-strong crowd in a performance of Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk, which invited (or demanded) audience participation. ...

Managers to battle for super pool offshore

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Competition among fund managers for the ever growing pool of retirement funds is set to move away from Australia and into international markets. Tougher conditions locally and the limited capacity of the market to absorb the $1.9 trillion in superannuation ...