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Centrepoint's wealth business up 10pc

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Centrepoint Alliance's wealth business recorded an underlying pre-tax profit of $7.1 million for the last financial year, up 10% on the year prior. Announcing its full-year results to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Friday, Centrepoint also ...

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
"Danger, Will Robinson!" Danger! Danger! Pick a stock market, any stock market, chances are it is now in correction territory - Dow, Stoxx 600, FTSE-100, All Ords, Strait Times, Jakarta Composite, Taiex, KLCI, PSEi - or in a bear market -- Hang Seng ...

Should the Fed re-launch QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Ask not when the Fed would start raising interest rates but whether the Fed should re-launch QE. Let's take a trip back to 29 July, Virginia - the day the Fed released its policy statement at the conclusion of its 28-29 July FOMC meeting - it was sliced ...

JPMAM appoints global market strategist

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed a new global market strategist for Australia. Kerry Craig joins the JPMAM global market insights strategy team from JPMAM's London offices, where he was a global market strategist. Prior to JPMAM, he was a ...

Super governance changes questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
The federal government's focus on accountability around conflicting interests in superannuation boards has been described as "curious" by lawyers reviewing proposed super governance legislation. A paper prepared by Hall and Wilcox Lawyers for the Australian ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
We've gone a long way, baby! A very long way... down. It seems so long ago and far away now but, it had only been less than four months when the All Ordinaries index looked set to break the 6,000-point barrier. It was only 0.8% away (45.2 points) from ...

High expectations suggests need for retirement advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Generation Y is the most optimistic about their post-retirement incomes but whether they have the advice or knowledge to reach those high expectations is uncertain. A report released by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and Rice Warner today recommends ...

Insurance literacy on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
More Australians are considering the features and benefits of life insurance policies as well as cost, according to research by TAL and policy comparison service Lifebroker. Lifebroker's data shows that while 44% of users rely on basic price comparisons ...

Easing cycle over for now

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
The Reserve Bank's two-pronged monetary easing measures look to have come to an end but our central bankers will remain watchful of the currency, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management executive director and global fixed income portfolio manager ...

Difficult year for insurance income: CBA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev said it had been a difficult year for life insurance income and more work needs to be done to make its product attractive. Yesterday the bank announced a $9.1 billion cash profit for the past financial year ...