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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... the Milan index plunging 3.61 per cent. All of its stocks ended the day down, with the Mediaset business empire of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi leading the plunge with a fall of 8.5 per cent to 3.17 euros. HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed ...

Industry prepares for Abbott's first budget

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... pension eligibility, infrastructure and the deficit look likely to take prominent position in tonight's budget, described by Prime Minister Tony Abbott as bringing "pain with purpose." However, superannuation and financial services are expected to get ...

Prime Super will not appoint HIP directors to board

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

Super needs a radical new solution to longevity: Keating

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
Former Prime Minister and superannuation system architect Paul Keating says the government needs to create 'superannuation mark two' to enable superannuation to provide enough money for retirees who are increasingly likely to become centenarians. Speaking ...

No cut to age pension in this term: Abbott

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said there will be no change to the age pension in this term of parliament, putting an end to speculation that the pension would be cut back in next month's budget. However, the PM used his address to the Sydney Institute ...

FoFA amendments undermine confidence in advisers: Shorten

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... "the government should stop changes which undermine confidence in the financial planning market." Shorten spoke a day after Prime Minister Tony Abbott refused to rule out that the government was preparing to introduce a levy on high incomes to reduce ...

AMP Capital appoints London-based institutional director

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... multi managers. Campbell joins AMP Capital from J.P. Morgan where she was executive director of capital introduction in the prime brokerage area. She has held previous roles at Deutsche Bank, Equity Capital Markets and Goldman Sachs. The appointment ...

FEATURE: Re-imagining Australia's financial future

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... about by the global financial crisis, another investigation is more than necessary. In November 2013 a joint release between Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey introduced us to the government's wide-ranging plans. The release said the ...

Not too late for super to start on big data

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... Manchester United plays at home. "The way football matches and weather patterns are being used to fight crime in the UK is a prime example of the potential of 'Big Data' to transform business outcomes across the world," Garcia said. He added that "super ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
... Europe's main stock markets ended sharply lower as the escalating military crisis in Ukraine spooked investors. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned Ukraine was on the verge of civil war as Kiev launched a military operation against pro-Kremlin ...