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Falling rates turn Aussie bonds into "a poor choice"

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015

Currency risk makes Australian government bonds "a relatively poor choice" for international investors despite their stellar AAA rating, according to Nikko Asset Management head of fixed income in Australia James Alexander. Alexander explained that ...

Cbus faces serious industry problems with super payments

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015

An independent governance review of Cbus found the construction industry faces a serious problem with employers regularly gaming the system and not meeting their superannuation payment obligations. The recent review was commissioned by the industry ...

Too many adviser associations: ASFA

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) argued that there should be a single adviser association. Noting its "concerns" about multiple associations, ASFA said in a submission to Treasury that the current situation creates "unnecessary ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015

The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street on Friday. The June share price index futures contract was up 43 points at 5,645. Wall Street stocks surged more than one per cent on Friday after new data showed that the ...

Suncorp advice exec goes to Equipsuper

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015

Equipsuper has appointed a Suncorp and QIC veteran to the role of executive officer, liability management. Troy Rieck has held numerous positions at Suncorp, including portfolio manager, actuarial analyst and most recently executive manager, investment ...

Banking and super groups back parliamentary recommendations

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015

Representative groups from the banking and superannuation sectors have generally backed recommendations on lifting professional, ethical and education standards in the financial services industry. Public responses to a Parliamentary Joint Committee ...

End heavy weighting in US equities: Tempo AM

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015

Tempo Asset Management joined the ranks of global equities managers who are forecasting the end of the United States bull market. The third largest bull market in the US history has delivered "a remarkable performance but it's also very unusual," Tempo ...

ASIC cancels Sydney broker licence

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015

ASIC has banned a Sydney broker for three years after it found she had been operating outside the bounds of her credit licence. Under the licence's terms, Siv Lim, working as an independent contractor for Audi Parramatta, was not permitted to assist ...

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AAP | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015

The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 50 points at 5,754. US stocks tumbled overnight on worries about higher oil prices and tensions ...

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AAP | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015

The share market has opened higher thanks to strong leads from Wall Street and a rally among the major mining stocks. However, the big four banks are weighing on the market after Westpac unveiled a flat first half cash profit of $3.78 billion, Australian ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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