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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is higher after a stabilisation in iron ore prices helped lift resources stocks. Iron ore prices recovered slightly on Wednesday after falling sharply on Monday and Tuesday, amid disappointing Chinese export numbers. IG market strategist ...

This means war (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... January industrial production. Not to mention, New Zealand. Its economy is gaining such momentum that the RBNZ raised interest rates there only yesterday. Only yesterday, too, we learned that while the unemployment rate remained at 6.0%, Australia added ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is higher after a stabilisation in iron ore prices helped lift resources stocks. Iron ore prices recovered slightly on Wednesday after falling sharply on Monday and Tuesday, amid disappointing Chinese export numbers. IG market strategist ...

You go NZ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Euro deflationary threat and Japanese consumption tax threat. Yes Virginia, the RBNZ exited the club - the record low interest rates developed nations' club - this morning with its decision to raise the country's official cash rate by 25 basis points ...

Onus on consumers to ask about commissions: Sinodinos

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
Consumers must take responsibility for finding out whether their financial adviser has a conflict of interest, according to Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos. Defending the government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) ...

High risk investors lose appetite for risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... over, as the Basel III framework moves into operation next January. As part of this, banks will likely start offering interest rates for tier-one capital and longer-term deposits that are relatively much better than for short term deposits."

Lonsec launches ETF model portfolios for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... through to high growth and they provide access to Australian equities, international equities, property securities, fixed interest and cash. Lonsec said that the offer will appeal to self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors. "There is rising interest ...

Westpac exec gets ASIC ban after preying on elderly's finances

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... unencumbered, to invest in the scheme which promised returns of 15-25% per annum to investors. The customers received monthly interest payments from the scheme after they invested in it, however the interest payments stopped shortly before a liquidator ...

Aussie shares out of favour as managed fund investors go global

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... more than $2.3 billion. Passive fixed income vehicles such as BlackRock Global Bond Index and Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index experienced significant outflows, with investors concerned that passive funds would not be able to protect capital ...

FoFA amendments will reduce quality of advice: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The government's proposal to amend the best interest duty section of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms are "inconsistent with the nature of a best interests duty" and will "reduce the overall quality of financial advice", according to legal ...