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ASIC to watch CBA advisers closely

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has appointed a compliance expert to examine the performance of advisers at Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom. KordaMentha Forensic will review past activities by Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... of Australia releases its statement on monetary policy. Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association's performance of construction index (PCI) for October is also due out. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Thursday ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... contract was down six points at 5,501. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for September is due out, as is the Australian Institute of Company Directors' Director Sentiment ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... job advertisements series, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge, the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index and RP Data CoreLogic Home Value Index, all for October. In equities news, Westpac is slated to ...

Macquarie announces $678m profit, appoints director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... will pay shareholders an interim 40%-franked dividend of $1.30 per share. Macquarie put particular emphasis on the performance of its annuity-style business, which saw a combined net profit contribution increase of 38% on the previous half year period. ...

NAS grows assets under custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... non-Australian assets for Australian investors with AUC of $232 billion. This is a massive increase of 53.5%, reflecting the performance of international share markets and an increase in institutional investors' allocation to global equities. ACSA chair ...

SMSFs up weighting to international shares

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... investors move their investments away from under-performing asset classes, especially cash," La Greca said. "The strong performance of exchange traded funds (ETFs) has proved a compelling option for investors and we've seen holdings in ETFs consistently ...

Government says no to CBA Royal Commission

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... issued a two-page response to the 61 recommendations put together by the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in July. Regarding the Committee's proposal to open a Royal Commission ...

AMP doubles wealth management cashflow

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... business.A Our current range of products are performing well, the focus on Asia continues to deliver results and the performance of our insurance business is in line with guidance."

RI sector outperforms ASX 300: Lonsec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... for the year to August 2014 and 17.1% per annum for the three year period. This compares with an ASX 300 index performance of 14.2% over one year to August 2014 and 14.0% per annum for the three year period. The RI sector also outperformed Lonsec's 'core' ...