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Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
... reacts to these negative developments after the conclusion of its monetary policy meeting. Expectations are for it to do nothing. I beg to disagree. It must do something, anything and now. So does the Abe government... by deferring the lifting of the ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... recognizes that spare capacity is both wasteful and increases the risk that inflation will undershoot the target". There's nothing wrong with the Fed's and the BOE's change in forward guidance particularly when there's broad consensus that their economies ...

FPA slams detractors of best interest amendment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has stated that "consumers have nothing to fear from the proposed amendments" that will remove a sub-section of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation referring to the best interest duty. "We are witnessing ...

FPA condemns FoFA fear mongers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... professional financial planners who have individually subscribed to a binding code of professional practice not only have nothing to fear, they have everything to gain in this new environment." The government's amendments drew particular criticism from ...

Big fall one day, up and away the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014

Platinum's Neilson backs Japan in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

Consumers find super 'mind-boggling', survey shows

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... control." A third complained: "Super is such an important part of planning for my future however, I feel I know almost nothing about it." Mistrust of super funds was widespread. One respondent said: "The information super funds provide I find confusing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... said. "The market would have been stronger if QBE had not come out with this downgrade. "It (the QBE announcement) is nothing short of a horrible update." On the Australian market at 1020 AEDT, QBE was $3.02, or 19.55 per cent, lower at $12.43. QBE expects ...

"People who complain are gotten rid of": ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... gotten rid of, I've seen things done here to staff and don't want the same to happen to me, they'll get rid of you, there's nothing you can do, it's the way things work here." The former employee lists several examples where ASIC failed to act to companies ...

EQT defends sending pre-filled proxy forms

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... shareholders to vote against the Perpetual acquisition. "It is a very common practice in these situations and there is nothing wrong about it," Equity Trustees managing director Robin Burns told Financial Standard. Perpetual revealed this communication ...