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Reasons to cheer amid gloomy predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... what Bond calls "the two speed economy in reverse." This means that "Western Australia and Queensland will be heavily affected by the slow of the mining boom," while New South Wales and Victoria are expected to do better thanks to their large manufacture ...

AMCIL suffers short-term performance dip

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
... December 2014 was 1.9% whereas the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index return was 5.6%. AMCIL's portfolio over the half year was affected by the fall in the oil price and iron ore price and the impact on holdings in Santos, Oil Search, Senex Energy and BHP ...

Latest Financial Standard issue available on the iPad app

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
In the latest edition of Financial Standard we revisit the big issues that affected the financial services industry this year. We also cover the CIO & COO Awards, the 2014 Selecting Super Awards and the Smileys. You can read these articles on your iPad ...

Government explains Challenger annuity mix-up

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... the reassessment would take place in the New Year, adding, "The Department intends to work with Challenger to ensure affected investors are informed of what this may mean for them and their financial arrangements." It is unclear why the DSS was assessing ...

TAL boosts profit in half-year result

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... result represents a 69% increase from the first half of the year, TAL reported. The insurer said that net profit was affected by one-offs such as interest rate changes, and it reached $71 million for the period, compared to $29 million previously. Ordinary ...

ASIC to watch CBA advisers closely

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... report to ASIC three times. The forensic expert will identify high-risk advisers within CBA's planning arms, as well as affected customers. KordaMentha's appointment is part of the varied Australian financial services licence (AFSL) conditions imposed ...

Conditions and confidence collide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... dip, geo-politics, geo-health, falling iron ore and gold prices, increased financial market volatility. These may have affected business confidence at the time of the survey. The NAB survey's forward indicators paint a rosier picture for the domestic ...

Asset consultants urged to get savvy on carbon risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... assets that make economic sense regardless of whether climate change risks eventuate, but that will either be positively affected or not affected by them should they eventuate. Of its A£2.8 billion FUM, 75-80% is in listed equities.

Suncorp completes insurance review after breaches

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... program. Suncorp reported to ASIC four times throughout the implementation of the review. ASIC said that the breaches affected more than 849,000 customers between June 2010 to June 2013, requiring refunds of approximately $23 million. ASIC deputy chairman ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... to close at 2,290.44, while Hong Kong was down 0.68 per cent, or 158.97 points to 23,143.23. The Chinese markets were affected by the delay of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program, which would enable international investors to trade selected ...