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PROFILE: Head of Australian operations at Western Asset Management Anthony Kirkham

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... a presentation to his primary school peers on shares when he was just 10 years old. "Finance has always been a major interest to me and it's pretty funny looking back. That choice of topic for a presentation in primary school was pretty unusual," he ...

SMSFs stung by $1M property Ponzi scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... cards. ASIC allege the funds raised by Patrick were not used to develop the properties, instead, they were used to pay interest payments to past and existing investors and to meet repayments on loans, as well as for personal use. The matter is being ...

The 60-year-old investing idea that keeps on giving

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... profile," said Williams. Asked how current cash rates and rate predictions affect the strategy, Williams said that the interest rate profile of the Fund's assets is only partly sensitive to decreases in the official cash rate. "By targeting large numbers ...

Pohl's fund receives 'recommended' rating

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Barrack St Investment (BST), the investment company whose portfolio is managed by Manny Pohl's ECP Asset Management, has been given a 'recommended' rating by Independent Investment Research. The rating comes ahead of BST's plan to list on the ASX in ...

Governments are 'out of money': Hockey

AAP, PETER TRUTE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... two per cent increase in global economic growth set by G20 leaders. However it could not be funded by further easing of interest rates or stimulus programs from governments. "Governments basically all around the world have run out of money," he told ...

Life's a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... if the current financial market sell-off continues. Certainly, the Fed's "considerable period" before it begin raising interest rates would become even more considerable and/or it might slow/stall tapering or even increase purchases - "asset purchases ...

Government succeeds in securing final FoFA changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... clients has been removed. However, advisers will still need to abide by the other six "safe harbour provisions" of the best interest' duty. It also bans commissions in general advice by specifying that recurring payments and payments for recommending ...

Yellen yawn turn to Yellen yikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... in the longer run." But wait! She included some thoughts on "Financial Stability": "The Committee recognizes that low interest rates may provide incentives for some investors to "reach for yield," and those actions could increase vulnerabilities in the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... released in conjunction with congressional testimony by Fed Chair Janet Yellen, who said the central bank could implement interest rate increases "sooner and be more rapid than currently envisioned" if labour market conditions continue to improve more ...

Deal with government brings in consumer protection: Palmer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Coalition's deal with the Palmer United Party (PUP) to retain the amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation will provide a guarantee of consumer protection, MP Clive Palmer has said. Speaking to journalists in Canberra, Palmer ...