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Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The superannuation system was designed to facilitate the payment of retirement income but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference for the Committee for Economic ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is higher following a strong lead from Wall Street. The Dow and S&P 500 advanced to fresh records on Friday amid a lift in oil prices and the French government having favoured General Electric's proposal to take over Alstom's ...

Lonsec reveals new CEOs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
Lonsec Fiscal Holdings, which includes Lonsec Research, Lonsec Broking, SuperRatings, Toowards, Advisor Network, MPF Ratings and Lonsec Direct Investment Service is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Gillespie and Nathan MacPhee as joint ...

$US5b irregularities at China fund, banks

AFP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
Irregularities amounting to more than $US5 billion ($A5.41 billion) have been found at China's sovereign wealth fund and two large state-owned banks, according to the state auditor, offering a glimpse into the opaque management of government-controlled ...

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
The financial services industry is lagging behind other sectors in online business transactions, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The report -- Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business ...

Former Macquarie exec to head IRESS division

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
IRESS has appointed former Macquarie executive Matthew Rady as its new group executive for its financial markets business. Reporting directly to chief executive officer Andrew Walsh, Rady will be responsible for leading IRESS' financial markets business ...

Prepare for the 'financial Amazon': Joye

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
Online financial supermarkets akin to Amazon are the future of financial services distribution, according to YBR Funds Management's Christopher Joye. Speaking at the Financial Standard MAX forum in Sydney yesterday, Joye said there was a surprisingly ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of investor services Henry Capra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
Henry Capra Eight months into his role as managing director and head of investor services at J.P. Morgan, Henry Capra talks to James Fernyhough about the increasingly competitive world of the custodian. That Henry Capra was born in Italy to Italian ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
"Do you want fries with that?" Yes Virginia, this moment is at hand. For this time, we get to read Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's thoughts - he penned himself, in english - on the eve of his visit to the land of the English (he's there now). Not about ...

Wagging the giant doggie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
Tensions continue in Iraq (has it ever gone away?), Russia's building up troops on Ukraine's border (38,000 and counting according to Ukraine) and the IMF has just released fresh forecasts for the US economy (crystal ball now shows growth at a flat ...