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Australian economy "professionally managed": World Bank

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... the economy was being professionally managed," he said. "There has been some concern over the resources boom since but interest rate action and allowing exchange rates to move has helped." "The politics of exchange rates mean that moves in either direction ...

Westpac launches annuity lookalike

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... a minimum deposit of $50,000 and will provide an income stream for up to 15 years. The income will be drawn from the interest yield and return on the principal. Because it is a deposit rather than a conventional annuity, it will qualify for the Government's ...

CBA and HSBC change 'misleading' ads

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... its Protected Loan arrangement, but claims about the relative benefits of the gearing strategy failed to include the interest costs of the loan. The ads also promised customers could walk away with no loss at maturity if share prices fell without the ...

Count goes "social" in hunt for accountancy business

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
Count Financial (Count) is using social media platforms as part of its strategy to attract accountancy firms to work under its Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL). Count chief executive David Lane told Financial Standard that it is using Twitter ...

Monster super funds tipped to invest in London property

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013

Research houses flag 'rating shopping' to advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... Commission (ASIC) regulatory guidelines, known as RG79, came into force from 1 July and are aimed at preventing conflicts of interest. They require research houses to provide greater disclosure around adverse research and have greater separation between ...

Gold headed to $3k an ounce says ETF pioneer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... reversed, the only thing that can happen is the debasement of the currency, and history shows that." He said that as interest rates rise, budget deficits are going to feel the pressure. He suggested that current improved sentiments may be down to the ...

ACFS flummoxed by SMSF cash trend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... Studies (ACFS) are bemused as to why self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors heavily favour cash over fixed-interest products. The paper, entitled 'The Future Demand and Supply of Finance', authored by Professor Rodney Maddock and Peter Munckton ...

Coalition signals super policy changes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... coalition government would introduce the recommendations of the Cooper Review regarding trustee disclosure and conflicts of interest but, significantly, he signalled no major changes were planned for MySuper. "We will also work to ensure that Australians ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... gospel before settling at US$91.96. And this happened at the same time that financial markets were pencilling in an August interest rate reduction by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) following the release of domestic labour market stats that showed ...