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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is lower, pulled back by the big miners and oil stocks. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said energy stocks were under real pressure as crude oil prices sank to a fresh five-year low on worries about a ...

SPAA "disappointed" by the FSI's SMSF borrowing recommendations

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The SMSF Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) has rejected the Financial System Inquiry's (FSI) recommendation that the government reinstate the prohibition on direct borrowing for limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) by superannuation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... that has seen the composite index rise about 20 per cent in the past three weeks, helped by the People's Bank of China's surprise interest rate cut. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 19.616 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5522.682.

ASIC stands up for adviser national exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... get financial advice. And, with recent high-profile cases of advisers mis-selling financial products, this is sadly no surprise." In September, CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants ANZ alerted that a national examination for financial advisers would ...

Don't rule out another rate cut: AllianceBernstein

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... adjustment process is being held up by global forces. That puts the onus back on some more monetary easing. "The big surprise of the next 12 to 18 months could be that the RBA cuts rates again. I don't think many Australian investors have that on their ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... signalling last week the bank's readiness to act quickly to deter deflation, sparking fresh stimulus hopes, and China's surprise rate cut, have continued to boost share prices. The French market was also lifted by the national data institute's business ...

Inflows from overseas double in four years

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
Funds flowing into Australian managed investment trusts from overseas have doubled from $20 billion to $40 billion since 2010, according to a new report by Perpetual and the Financial Services Council. The jointly published 2014 Australian Investment ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after a surprise cut to interest rates in China boosted mining stocks. The People's Bank of China has unexpectedly cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in more than two years to boost sagging ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... The euro rose to $US1.2438 from $US1.2390 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rallied after China's surprise move last week to cut interest rates for the first time in more than two years as its leaders try to strengthen growth. Shanghai ...

Santa came to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... They are likely to remain 3.3% (20% above the new 2.75% benchmark)." That aside, the PBOC's move was indeed a welcomed surprise, particularly for 'em who over the past few months have rationalised that the absence of a major policy action (there targeted ...