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AIA launches fitness program available via advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
AIA Australia has launched a fitness program that will be sold to clients who purchase an insurance policy via financial advisers. The AIA Vitality program was launched in Sydney this morning at the Incentivising a Healthier Australia national forum. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The Australian sharemarket has opened stronger due to record Chinese credit growth, a strong lead from Wall Street and better-than-expected domestic earnings season. CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner said the weekend announcement of record credit ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
Both houses of the US Congress have passed a bill to increase the US debt ceiling, with no additional debt ceiling increases expected to be needed until 2015. It was passed first in the House of Representatives 221 to 201 after an estimated 30 Republicans ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street ahead of a much-watched US labour market report and amid mixed trade and labour data. At 0901 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 37 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite a positive lead from Wall Street which withstood a poor durable goods report and a disappointing outlook from Apple that pushed the Nasdaq into the red. At 0820 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share ...

Fears to FoFA amendments "overplayed": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Fears that the amendments to the best interest duty of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will affect the quality of advice are "overplayed," the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said. "Improving the best interest duty does help ...

Japan's coming April fools' day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

RBA rate cut on cards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
A lack of strength in the Australian economy could force the Reserve Bank (RBA) into another rate cut, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) investment manager Angus Bell. Even in a best case scenario Bell doesn't see Australia's record ...

Pension funds eye alternative credit strategies amid interest rate uncertainty

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street after a strong jobs report fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin to reduce its huge stimulus soon. At 0809 AEDT on Monday, the December share price ...