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Australian Unity added 14 planning practices in a year

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... Unity has recruited 14 planning practices from across most mainland states in the past 12 months. The addition brings the company's total financial services tally to 77 planning practices, 122 advisers and 22 mortgage brokers operating in all mainland ...

A BRICS R5 Bank is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... Fed-nominated "stretched" valued sectors, you know). Wall Street's up because of M&A activity, because of better-than-expected company earnings, because of positive economic reports out of the US - industrial production and Beige Book - and China - GDP ...

FSI questions viability of franking credits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... Inquiry notes that, due to refundable imputation credits and tax-free superannuation in retirement, a growing proportion of company tax collected could be refunded to superannuation funds and retirees over time." It went on: "The combination of population ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... equities news, Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals and Iluka Resources are expected to post quarterly reports while pharmaceutical company Orthocell lists on the ASX. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed flat as investors wait for a sufficient catalyst ...

Challenger adds Australian equity boutique

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... fund team. AretA(C) will initially specialise in small- and mid-cap Australian equities but is not limited by the size of company it can invest in.

Global body calls for Asia Funds Passport rethink

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... be rethought to improve its chances of long-term success. ICI Global, the international arm of US body the Investment Company Institute, called the Asia Funds Passport "timely and exciting." "This is a highly valuable initiative for the region and we ...

Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... having been annually contacted by ACSI to highlight the need for improved disclosure." Iress group general counsel and company secretary Peter Ferguson said the main reason his company had not reported was because, being a technology company, it is 'low ...

Star managers launch fund-of-funds in support of children's charities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... leading investment boutiques have teamed up to give investors access to their strategies through a single listed investment company that has no fees and donates 1% of assets to children's charities. The Future Generation Investment Fund (ASX:FGX) combines ...

Brogden leaves FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... Cooper has announced. Brogden leaves the role to take up a position as chief executive of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The former leader of the NSW Opposition was appointed chief executive of the FSC (then called the Investment ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... missed payments on commercial paper to "a few clients..." Espirito Santo International is Banco Espirito Santo SA's parent company. The fallout across Europe brought back memories of the European sovereign debt crisis. Lisbon's stock market, of course ...