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Un-taper re-reflate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
Like a dog with a bone, financial markets have latched onto growth - or more precisely, the lack of it - and wouldn't let go. Wall Street remains in no mood for celebration even as America commemorated the day Christopher Columbus discovered their land ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
Uh-oh, looks like the Wall Street seesaw has just been whipsawed. Wall Street's action - and their presumed causes -- over the past three days are summed up in Bloomberg's headlines over the past three days: S&P 500 Falls to Nine-Week Low on Global ...

Business as usual for PIMCO Australia

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
The head of PIMCO's investment business in Australia expects no changes to processes, investment strategy or personnel following the shock exit of 'bond king' Bill Gross last month. "The Australian portfolio management team continues to invest for our ...

ASX mFund yet to attract major brokers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
More than three quarters of Australia's online retail investors could have difficulty accessing the ASX's mFund service because their existing broker does not offer access. According to figures from Investment Trends, collectively CommSec, E*Trade ...

Women in Super NSW scholarship winners named

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
Women in Super chair Keri Pratt has announced the winners of its fourth annual NSW scholarship programme. The scholarships were awarded to Perennial Value Management senior manager of institutional business Camilla Love, Christian Super senior investment ...

Mariner chairman resigns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2014
Mariner Corporation Limited chairman Don Christie has resigned, effective today. Christie's departure comes just days after the resignation of chief executive officer Darren Olney-Fraser. The two resignations come after the Australian Securities and ...

IOOF reports record growth

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
Financial services company IOOF has reported double digit growth in its underlying net profit after tax (UNPAT), reporting a result of $123 million for the full year ending 30 June. UNPAT was up a record 13%, while net profit after tax (NPAT) was $101.3 ...

Independent trustees fix wrong problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The push for more independent super fund trustees has been spurred by flawed assumptions, reveals new research released by the McKell Institute. In the report 'The Success of Representative Governance on Superannuation Boards' the authors - professor ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on US and European bourses amid escalating tensions between the West and Russia, and talk of possible military action by the US. At 0830 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

SFGA shareholders approve IOOF acquisition proposal

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
SFG Australia (SFGA) shareholders have voted in favour of IOOF's Scheme of Arrangement to acquire 100% of ordinary shares in SFGA. SFGA will now seek orders from the Federal Court of Australia for the approval of the Scheme at the second court hearing ...