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BetaShares launch NASDAQ ETF

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... for those looking to diversify their equities exposure, providing low-cost, transparent access to a market of growing interest for Australian investors." BetaShares offers a range exchange traded products which cover Australian equities, cash, currencies ...

India multi asset fund to list on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... private sector. "India's equities markets have shown stunning performance, but Australian investors want income and India's interest rates are at seven-and-a-half per cent," India Fund chief executive John Pereira said. He said that the fixed income ...

Widen access to PLS, say cross-bench senators

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... pension because of the income or assets test. The scheme allows people to top up a part pension to the full rate. Compound interest is charged on the loan and it is normally repaid if the home is sold or from the person's estate after their death. A ...

Strong USD reflects (deflects) lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... nudges of a lift-off re-emerges into the fore. And as I've typed many, many times, a strong currency is a 'de facto' interest rate hike. It slows the economy by making exports less competitive and imports cheaper and it also erodes earnings of offshore ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... equity trading at Wedbush Securities. Stronger US data has also sparked speculation the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates "sooner than people are looking for", James said. Time Warner Cable jumped 7.3 per cent following Charter's announcement ...

Groups call for default super fund decoupling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... potential for conflict always existed." "The industry funds movement has been very vocal about removing conflicts of interest from the financial planning industry. It is now time for them to apply the same standards within," Latto said. He said any conflict ...

ASIC bans Macquarie representative

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) recently banned a former Macquarie Entities representative from providing financial services for five years. The ban was given to Brett O'Malley of Sunshine Beach, Queensland, after he engaged ...

CBA exec to head Westpac Institutional Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
A top Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive has been appointed group executive of Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) following the departure of Rob Whitfield. CBA executive general manager of retail products and third party banking Lyn Cobley will head WIB ...

Advice firm ditches platform, adopts MDA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... business grow." Managedaccounts.com.au chief executive David Heather said that the organisation has experienced a surge of interest from advice firms. Agarwal is the winner of several industry awards including the Association of Financial Advisers' 2013 ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... enjoyed its strongest gain in a month as bargain hunters moved in and merger and acquisition activity stirred investor interest. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 56.8 points, or one per cent, at 5,721.5 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was ...