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Santa's bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2014
"Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus lane..." "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." (The New York Sun, 21 Sep 1897). It's hard to believe too given the depressing headlines about oil's slide (and more to follow) ...

We'll underwrite when it suits us: Delaney

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
AustralianSuper may act like an investment bank in underwriting future transactions, but only when it gives the fund a better deal on long-term investments, the fund's chief investment officer Mark Delaney has said. Earlier this year AustralianSuper ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
The Australian share market is lower, pulled back by weakness among the major banks and the resources sector. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner says ongoing concern about the falling oil price because of oversupply is hurting the resources ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
This year has been another busy one for the financial servives industry. FoFA remained on the radar and the Financial System Inquiry has the potential to change things in a big way. The Financial Standard team takes a look at the issues that made waves ...

Royal commission must look at 'full picture': TWUSUPER CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Incoming TWUSUPER chief executive Paul Sayer has questioned the motivation of the Royal Commission into Union Governance and Corruption, urging the commissioner to take a balanced view in his initial findings, which are due out on Monday. Just over ...

Robots will take over white collar jobs first

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Contrary to the popular belief, robots are more likely to take over the tasks of medium and high-skilled workers, rather than jobs that do not require a university education, a Department of Industry paper determined. "The challenges presented by increasing ...

ANZ asks for US-style national adviser exam

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
ANZ has offered to foot the bill to start-up a national exam for financial advisers that mirrors the United States Series 7 exam run by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The bank estimated that it would cost $600,000 to kick-start ...

Oil slide, CEO pay and that "income recession"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Oil! Oil! Oil! It's on the slide again! Just when we thought, the price of that black gold has found its footing, fresh news of higher supply and inventories and predictions of lesser demand next year took the floor from under it. While I still maintain ...

Steve Tucker and Paul Heath launch HNW business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
Former MLC chief executive Steve Tucker and former JBWere chief executive Paul Heath have launched a new private wealth management firm, Koda Capital. Privately funded by private equity players and former wealth industry executives, Koda Capital will ...

MTAA Super awards $200m global credit mandate

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
Industry fund MTAA Super has appointed AllianceBernstein to manage a $200 million global credit mandate. The AllianceBernstein Global Credit strategy is an actively managed global bond strategy with a research-driven investment approach. The service ...