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FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... been a year of regulations, motions and disallowance in FoFA land. The Coalition's win in the September 2013 Federal election was interpreted as a sign that the troubled legislation would approved, but its bid to pass changes to FoFA through regulation ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... political instability in Greece spooks markets around the world. European markets fell overnight after a presidential election was brought forward, which investors feared could threaten Greece's bailout program. Most sectors on the local market were ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street down as global stocks fall on concern over growth in China and potential political fallout in Greece. At 0857 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was ...

Wilson HTM reveals details of business transformation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... Darvall will be resigning at the same time, while director Erica Lane, the only woman in the board, will not seek re-election as a director "due to other commitments." Director Alan Watson has been appointed lead independent director and the company ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... flat. The yen made some inroads against the US dollar and euro after hitting multiyear lows, but with eyes on the general election expected next month in Japan, analysts expect it to resume its downtrend. Tokyo reversed early losses on Friday to end ...

Van Eyk collapse brings down AWI chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... the board has asked iPac Securities executive director of media and industry commentator Paul Clitheroe to stand for election. His appointment as chair will be subject to a vote at the 26 November 2014 (AGM) AWI owns about a third of van Eyk, which went ...

Japan did it again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
How many Prime Ministers does it take to fix the Japanese economy? Sixteen... and is still counting. That's the number of times Japan has changed its leader since 1990 when the economy did a Humpty Dumpty. Twenty four years on and all 16 kings - and ...

Minto re-elected as ASFA board chair

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as speculation swirls that he may put off a planned sales tax hike and call a snap general election. Tokyo jumped per cent 1.14 per cent, or 195.74 points, to 17,392.79 and Hong Kong added 0.34 per cent, or 81.76 points to 24,019.94. ...

The Future Fund is not a super fund: Costello

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... dividends of its wealth fund, the Future Fund." Another major difference is that, since the Howard government lost the 2007 election, no government has made a contribution to the Future Fund. This, Costello said, is because the Future Fund is funded ...