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Carried away by the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The share market remains relatively flat as investors wait for the Reserve Bank's decision on interest rates and the latest economic growth figures. The market spent most of the morning in marginally negative territory, before rising to be modestly ...

Mercer expands infrastructure team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... infrastructure and forestland. Prior to that he held roles at AMP Capital, Access Capital Advisors, Goldman Sachs and Macquarie Bank. Mercer's investments business leader for the Pacific, Simon Eagleton, said: "The appointment of Farhad marks another ...

Senate bill challenges general advice definition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... of consumers," he added. Whish-Wilson argued that "under the current legislation 'advice' is provided when for example a bank teller provides a customer with information about insurance." The aim of this bill is to make it clear that when this insurance ...

No drama at the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
The nine distinguished men and women that comprise the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today to deliberate on monetary policy settings apropos (wooh-hoo, big word) for Australia given current domestic and international dynamics. Pardon ...

Vertical integration good for consumers, competition: instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... strength to provide their advisers with high quality professional development, education and training," AMP argued. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) acknowledged that "vertical integration can result in conflicts," but noted that the Future of Financial Advice ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... Tinto added 42 cents to $63.05, and Fortescue Metals dipped three cents to $4.14. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank firmed four cents to $35.24, ANZ found six cents at $33.49, Commonwealth Bank advanced 15 cents to $81.47, and Westpac strengthened ...

ISA targets 'sales incentives' in new ad campaign

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... Whiteley said : "The advertising campaign seeks to raise the awareness of five million Industry SuperFund members that unlike bank-owned super funds, Industry SuperFunds do not pay sales incentives to financial advisers or other bank staff and are run ...

NAB to float US subsidiary

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
National Australia Bank will float its US subsidiary Great Western Bank as it looks to focus on its core Australian and New Zealand operations. NAB expects to sell a minority stake in Great Western Bank through an initial public offering during the ...

The certainty in a sea of uncertainties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014