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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... for June. The Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey is due out, as is the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for the same month. In equities news, the market is waiting to find out whether a $1.37 billion takeover ...

CBA needs to"lift its game": Treasurer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2014
... delivering any greater level of understanding or financial restitution." The Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) was prompted by the regulator's failure to address cases ...

Financial services stars named in rich list

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... Neilson was the highest placed financial services executive with an estimated $3.35 billion fortune. The strong performance of global share markets saw him climb three places. Neilson's fellow co-founder Andrew Clifford also made the list in 193rd place ...

CBA apologies again, refutes reckless culture accusations

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... statement, following yesterday's release of the final report of the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Committee (ASIC), which was prompted by cases of alleged document forgery, fraud ...

Senate report, a turning point for advice industry

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... asked the legislation to require advisers to be members of a professional association. The Senate inquiry into the performance of ASIC was prompted by cases of misconduct within CBA's financial planning businesses, but a number of submissions have brought ...

Senate inquiry reccommends Royal Commission into CBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... the Economics Committee has outlined in a 553-page report that gathers the conclusions of the inquiry into the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The inquiry was prompted by the regulator's failure to act on whistleblower ...

ISA to change Compare the Pair ads

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... superannuation fund, they should consider a number of factors including the fees, the services and benefits offered and the performance of the funds. 'The introduction of MySuper has produced a new generation of low-cost superannuation products across ...

Future Fund staff bonuses stun public sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... confirmed. It includes assessment against the Fund's absolute return against its mandated target as well as against the performance of the actual portfolio against the policy portfolio implied by the Target Asset Allocation." According to Rainmaker ...

Senate FoFA conclusions expected today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... government is reportedly expecting to hear the conclusions of the Economics Committee's parallel investigation on the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). This inquiry was prompted by the regulator's failure to ...

Beware high correlations: AQR

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... although viewed by the industry as distinct from one another, were actually all a bet on the same outcome. "The performance of all traditional assets is dependent on one thing: economic health," he said. "Hedge funds are one of the only places you can ...