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New compass needed for global economy: BIS

NATHALIE OLOF-ORS, AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... shifts were needed "in all major economies, whether or not they were hit by the crisis". As a clear sign of the troubled road, Borio warned that both private and public sector debt was rising steadily "even as the capacity to pay for it is diminishing". ...

YBR Smarter Money receives rating upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
Yellow Brick Road's floating rate fixed income fund, YBR Smarter Money, has been upgraded to "Highly Recommended" by independent asset-consulting firm, Atchison Consultants. Since its launch over two years ago, Smarter Money has returned 5.9% annually ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... African retailer Woolworths is making a $213 million takeover bid to buy the 12 per cent of Australian clothing chain Country Road it does not own. The move would involve buying businessman Solomon Lew's stake at a premium so he would clear the way for ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is higher following a strong lead from Wall Street. The Dow and S&P 500 advanced to fresh records on Friday amid a lift in oil prices and the French government having favoured General Electric's proposal to take over Alstom's ...

The scares that weren't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... our faces... and perhaps, for the remaining six months of 2014. Let's take a walk down memory lane to see the bumps in the road that we've successfully negotiated. I bet the bears are kicking themselves in their furry behinds - if they're followers don't ...

NSW govt promises $60 billion infrastructure spend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... opportunities this will provide for institutional investors are unclear. However, the NSW government said that the NorthConnex toll road, linking the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga to the Hills M2 Motorway at West Pennant Hills, will be built and operated ...

Advisers, do not read headlines: Kerr Neilson

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
Advisers should ignore headlines and look at the numbers when making investment decisions, Platinum Asset Management managing director Kerr Neilson told advisers at a Sydney roadshow. "Ignore the headlines, they will not help you very much at all," ...

FEATURE: Bulldozing the infrastructure roadblocks

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... 'Infrastructure Growth Package'. The package aims to deliver "infrastructure that Australia urgently needs by building high-quality road and rail projects and addressing transport bottlenecks that are a drag on business and communities." While the rhetorical ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we look at the remaining roadblocks that may be blocking the path to infrastructure investment. We also investigate what the merger between IOOF and SFG Australia means for the financial services industry ...

YBR acquires mortgage aggregator for $17.6 million

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
Wealth management firm Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has received irrevocable acceptance from all 24 shareholders in Vow Financial Holdings for its offer to acquire 100% of the mortgage aggregator. The offer valued Vow at $17.6 million and shareholders have ...