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FSC questions pertinence of APRA super stats

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... outperform industry funds during times of downturn. "But they don't," he said. "And I think that blows that argument out of the water." Haynes also agreed with comments made by David Whiteley in an op-ed in today's Australian Financial Review, where ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... 0.72 per cent to 4,129.37 points. Milan tacked on 0.73 per cent and Madrid edged up 0.9 per cent. European indices had trod water for much of the day but then shot up after the US Labor Department announced that the country's jobless rate fell sharply ...

China's party plans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... was widely anticipated and had helped propel the Dow and S&P 500 to records on Tuesday. LONDON - European stocks treaded water while the euro gained against the US dollar as traders reacted to a batch of company updates while awaiting the outcome of ...

US stimulus having no direct impact

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... market is coming from investors' expectations rather than any direct effect on pushing up market prices. "If you're pumping water into an ocean then you're not going to see a noticeable rise in the level," he said. "The Fed is pumping all this money ...

HOSTPLUS targets SMSFs with direct infra option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
Industry super fund HOSTPLUS has said it will introduce a direct infrastructure investment option aimed at attracting investment from self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia said the infrastructure investment option ...

LGS enhances ESG credentials with Green Bond purchase

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Stanley and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) - will be used to finance such areas as energy efficiency, clean energy, water management, waste management, sustainable living, environmental services and sustainable public transport. The Green Bond ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... government. Failure to reach a deal could force parts of the government to shut down. LONDON - European stock markets treaded water as traders paused to see how the US budget row plays out and assess its implications for Federal Reserve stimulus. London's ...

NAB delays staff salary increases

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013
While ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac have recently agreed to improve employees' working conditions, National Australia Bank's (NAB's) answer to the Financial Services Union (FSU) demands was "mean and disappointing." The FSU said that NAB offered ...

30 days hath September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... sinking emerging markets, political uncertainty in Italy and German elections, VAT tax debate in Japan and leaking radiated water at the Fukushima nuclear plant, the fifth death anniversary of Lehman Bros...the list goes on.A Add your favourite worry ...