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FICAP confirms Weave as new charity partner

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) has appointed Weave and its Kool Kids Club as charity partner for 2014. FICAP and Weave's partnership will last three years and will help the charity develop its educational and prevention programs ...

Future Fund boosts exposure to global equities, infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Future Fund has increased its exposure to infrastructure and global equities in both developed and emerging markets and, at the same time, it has reduced its exposure to debt securities and alternatives. "Across economies, policy efforts to lift ...

QE infinity anybody?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
We're back! Yes Virginia, the financial market world's returning to where they were before - I'd say before 22 May 2013. You know the one, the day Ben Bernanke testified before Congress and was asked if the Fed is "going to tighten by Labor Day?" The ...

Instreet launches income paying gold product

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013

Spend, spend, spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
I'm highly certain that you didn't, but just in case you missed it, the All Ordinaries index has now reached its highest level since June 2008. The All Ords closed at 5,321 points yesterday, taking its overall gain this year to date up to 14.7% (18.6% ...

AusSuper's in-house plan to save $150m

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
AustralianSuper has completed the first phase of its five-year plan to bring 30% of its investment management operations in house, including the addition of 23 new staff members. The industry fund said the first phase saw the "implementation of the ...

Advisers dismiss Medicare-style advice service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... level playing field with other advisers like accountants and lawyers around having our fees tax deductible." He also said less red tape and better online tools would make advice more affordable. Fellow panellist and adviser Claire Mackay said another ...

Pre-retirees won't meet goals without equities

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Investors approaching retirement will be unlikely to meet their income needs without a reasonable allocation to equities, according to investment professionals. Traditionally, investors approaching retirement have been advised to reduce their equity ...

Hockey Review to push for industry deregulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
The Government's Financial System Inquiry will undertake "a general health check" on the industry aimed at removing regulation, Treasurer Joe Hockey said. Speaking at the American Australian Association in New York, Hockey said that the inquiry will ...

Last minute deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Stop the clock! A deal has been forged in Washington! Yes Virginia, it again played out as scripted - after so much grandstanding, with both sides holding their ground and a lotta hullabaloos...an agreement was struck...at the last minute. Were it not ...