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I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
Like an expectant father, the Australian stock market is beaming with gleeful anticipation of a birth of another child. It's coming! It's coming! Expectations that the RBA would deliver another 25 bps cut in the official cash rate - taking it down to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher after a mixed night in overseas markets. At 0652 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,885. The Dow Jones index was down 0.2 per cent going into the ...

Nationals pressure Treasury for RC into white collar crime

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
Nationals' Senator John Williams has given Treasury the suggested terms of reference for a Royal Commission into white collar crime. Williams confirmed to Financial Standard that he gave the documents to Treasurer Joe Hockey's chief of staff two weeks ...

Vale Mavis Robertson AM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Mavis Robertson, one of the pioneers of the Australian superannuation sector, has died. Robertson's career spanned more than six decades in the union movement and then in superannuation as fund secretary of BUS (Building Unions Superannuation) and AUST ...

Stimulate or deflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
"Yahoo! Celebrate good times, come on!...everyone around the world, come on." -- Kool & the Gang Oh yes, yes, yo Virginia, most major equity markets from New York to Rio and ol' London town went into the weekend celebrating their pretty gains for the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following rises on international markets amid hope for Greece's bailout plan and a Ukraine ceasefire and strong economic data out of Germany. At 0807 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

Buffett moves in on Australian insurers

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Warren Buffett-owned global speciality insurer Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) Australia and New Zealand has poached key senior executives from AIG and other insurers. BHSI doesn't yet have an Australian operating licence but AIG has already ...

ACSI targets a third of women on boards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has set a target of having 30% of ASX 200 board seats occupied by women within the next three years. The initiative follows a comparatively strong year for furthering gender equality on boards. ...

Marquee hire for PWC's investment advisory team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
PwC has announced a marquee appointment to the investment advisory team within its consulting division. They have appointed David St. John, super fund investment counsel to legal super and a former chief investment officer to UniSuper. He will join ...

QIC closes on Sydney NorthConnex project

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
QIC has announced financial close on the Sydney NorthConnex infrastructure project in partnership with the Westlink M7 Motorway. NorthConnex is a 9km road tunnel which will connect the Sydney M1 and M2 motorways at Wahroonga and West Pennant Hills. ...