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Australia according to Gov Glenn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
Thank you Australian Financial Review (AFR) and RBA Governor Glenn Stevens for your early Christmas present - the gift of sharing. In what has now become a "tradition," we learned from the AFR Gov Glenn's thoughts on: The international economy: "The ...

ATO cold calling to test SMSF trustees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
The Australian Taxation Office is calling self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees to test their fund knowledge and restricting their ability to operate the fund if they fail. Legal document provider Topdocs said in a technical article that "examples ...

Sliding oil price would stop the slide in the oil price

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The cartel that controls 40% of oil production - the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - met and concluded their 166th meeting in Vienna, Australia last night. The conclusion: "...in the interest of restoring market equilibrium, the ...

Countplus appoints CEO, rejigs board

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
Countplus chief executive Michael Spurr will step down after four years in the job and will be replaced by Total Financial Solutions (TFS) chief executive. TFS is Countplus' financial planning group subsidiary and its chief executive Phillip Aris will ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite Wall Street again heading for record highs as support from central banks inspires confidence in the global economy. At 0821 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down ...

Original FoFA laws take immediate effect

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
Financial advisers must fully comply with Labor's original Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) laws from today, after the Senate voted to disallow the government's amendments last night. The reversion to the original legislation took effect as soon as ...

Market Vectors launches global quality focused ETF

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Markets Vectors has launched a new global equity exchange-traded fund with a quality bias. Trading under the ASX code QUAL, the ETF is designed to track the MSCI World ex Australia Quality Index. The Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF ...

Cbus sacks alleged leaker, plans governance review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The Cbus employee allegedly responsible for leaking member information to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has been sacked, according to Cbus chief executive David Atkin. Appearing at a hearing for the Royal Commission into ...

AMP Capital wins large Australian equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
Nikko Asset Management Australia has awarded AMP Capital a $175 million mandate to manage a concentrated equity portfolio on behalf of its multi-manager team. The mandate is managed by AMP Capital's co-head of Australian Fundamental Equities, Gian Pandit. ...

Bitcoin exchange goes live

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
Bitcoin enthusiasts who want to trade the controversial cryptocurrency in a formal setting can now do so, with the launch of Independent Reserve's Bitcoin exchange. The exchange, which is based in Sydney, goes live today. Independent Reserve chief executive ...