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In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
Move on folks, nothing to see here... go git! Trading activity on Wall Street while we slept was a big wide-opened yawn, but I can't help myself asking "what the fudge?" Just one day before, the financial media was abuzzed with rationales upon rationales ...

Bring on compulsory annuities, says Deloitte partner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The government should introduce compulsory deferred lifetime annuities as a way of insuring against longevity risk, Deloitte's lead superannuation advisory partner Russell Mason has said. Speaking about the future of superannuation at Russell Investments' ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Memorial Day holiday in the US must have put Wall Streeters in a good mood - they came back a-shopping and sent the S&P 500 index up to a fresh record high. As the Bellamy Brothers sang, "There's a reason for the sunshine sky there's a reason why ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher this week on the back of gains in global markets. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver is tipping a lift of five to 10 points at the local open. The S&P 500 finished the week above 1,900 for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street posted modest gains overnight. The March share price index futures contract is 11 points higher at 5,499. In local economic news on Friday, the Housing Industry Assocation releases ...

Watching you watching me watching you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014
"Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel..." - Noel Harrison It's up, it's down... it's goin' round and round. Yup Virginia, that's Wall Street for you. But the up one day (on dip ...

New infrastructure fund for SMSFs launches

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
A new fund dedicated to providing self-managed super funds and high net worth investors with access to unlisted infrastructure has been launched. Chaired by Pacific Hydro director Geoff Coffey, the Infrastructure Partners Investment Fund (IPIF) is a ...

New business targets investors' bad habits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2014
As the number of individual investors skyrockets with the growth of the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector, a new business is about to be launched which aims to help investors overcome bad psychological habits. Behavioural Finance Australia (BFA) ...

What is the future of transition management?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
The recent departure of J.P. Morgan from the transition management space - following the departure of Credit Suisse, BNY Mellon and Convergex - has brought the future of this under-the-radar industry into question. The departure of these four players ...

SSFS appoints general manager to drive expansion

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
State Super Financial Services (SSFS) has created the role of general manager of business development to drive corporate and institutional partnerships. James Panaretos has been appointed to the role and will be reporting directly to SSFS managing director ...