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Q1 earnings expectations get rub down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... Whoa! Then again, we all know how companies have made it a habit to massage expectations ahead of earnings seasons for an easy beat of delivered results.

RBA rate cut: earlier and more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... lower exchange rate is likely to be needed to achieve balanced growth in the economy." An RBA rate cut next Tuesday would be easy picking if not for the booming property market. The RBA's Financial Stability Review (published last week) underscored the ...

FIIG launches Amazon-inspired bond platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... Australia so we looked instead to websites like Amazon and other online retailers for a process that was familiar to clients and easy to use," FIIG chief executive Mark Paton said. With FIIG's new online ordering service, clients can access their "MyFIIG" ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... increase the top income tax rate to 50% plus a levy on bankers' bonuses, among others. Mark Carney's life may just become less easy after 7 May whoever wins. I wonder who he'll vote for.

FIIG assists on $40 million corporate bond issuance

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... issue has many advantages for corporates including the opportunity to diversify their debt and lengthen its duration so it is easy to see why quality companies such as Dicker Data are choosing to meet that demand."

CBA rolls out IRESS systems to all advice groups

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... technology will help us secure and enhance the financial wellbeing of our customers by ensuring that all Australians have easy access to quality and affordable financial advice," CBA executive general manager of advice Marianne Perkovic said. Perkovic ...

OPINION: The Achilles heel of unbundled services

DARREN SPEIRS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... the SMSF market must come to terms with this vulnerability and actively seek out technology solutions capable of achieving easy, unlimited integration between unbundled service providers and trustees. Already, some entrepreneurial technology companies ...

Embrace client interests or wither on the vine, advisers told

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... important to take a stance. "If we want to send positive signals to consumers then we have to take these steps. They aren't easy and they aren't cheap but they are important to take." Mackay added that embracing change was the best course of action for ...

WTF moment on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... drop in Q1 profits. Oh yes we know the drill, don't we Virginia? Profit expectations lowered so that companies produce an easy beat and then voilA... share prices rise on "better-than-expected" results - a smaller negative than the current negative 3.6% ...

CBA dangles carrot to roll customers into Essential Super

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... fees and keep track of your super balance in NetBank by bringing it all together into your Essential Super account. It's as easy as 1, 2, 3," a customer email explains. To go into the draw to win one of the vouchers, customers must get their request ...